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Minimum age of 18 years for all gambling supported by new research
06 Apr 2020
The UK is unusual in allowing a number of gambling products to be legally used by people under the age of 18. That includes the National Lottery and National...
Read MoreHow British gambling operators are using Twitter
23 Dec 2019
How British gambling operators and their affiliates are using Twitter was the subject of two reports this year. One study had looked at the Twitter accounts...
Read MoreDangerous features of modern online sports betting
09 Dec 2019
Online sports betting is developing so fast that regulators such as the Gambling Commission either can’t keep up or simply have not been given the powers to...
Read MoreAssociation of British Bookmakers' Code of Practice Ineffective
11 Sep 2015
NatCen has just published its report on the effectiveness of the much hailed Association of British Bookmakers' Code of Practice. The Code, people may...
Read MoreGambling machines research hijacked by the industry
15 Jan 2015
Initial suspicions about the independence of this research programme The first series of reports of the programme of research on machine gambling...
Read MoreCriticism of how gambling research is produced: a new report
16 May 2014
A half day conference was held at Goldsmiths, University of London, on March 3rd 2014, to launch an important report which addresses the controversial issue...
Read MoreFamily members need more help
13 Nov 2013
Amongst the people who know most about the harm gambling can cause are close family members – the parents, partners, children, siblings and other relatives of...
Read MoreGambling is addictive
03 Jan 2013
A summary It may still be difficult for some people to accept that an activity such as gambling, which is not a drug, can be addictive. But the idea that...
Read MorePeople with Gambling Problems are Making a Massive Contribution to Gambling Profits
24 Aug 2012
The Channel 4 Dispatches TV programme shown on 6th August included a first public airing of some alarming figures about the amounts of money being spent on...
Read MoreThe Geographical Location of Gambling Machines
01 Mar 2012
The First Study to be Carried out in Britain. A report is available online of the first study ever to be carried out in Britain which has examined how...
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