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National Audit Office makes recommendations for safer gambling

Published on: 28 February 2020
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LNB News 28/02/2020

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Issue Date: 28 February 2020

Published Date: 28 February 2020

Jurisdiction(s): England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales

Article summary

The National Audit Office (NAO) has published a report which examines the effect of gambling regulation on protecting people from harm and how the Gambling Commission (the Commission) is addressing the issues that may arise from gambling. The report has found that there are approximately 395,000 problem gamblers in the UK, with 1.8 million at risk of harm, but the impacts of gambling problems and addictions are little known. The NAO recommends that companies should be incentivised to make gambling safer, review how regulation is funded and ensure gamblers are aware of services to resolve disputes.

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