Time for a #publichealth response to gambling
Lancet commission calling for stronger policy and regulatory controls focused on harm #prevention to protect public health
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A shift from individual responsibility framing to population approaches to reduce harm
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Gambling harm is a serious public health epidemic - with a doubling of number of young people directly experiencing harm and 1 in 10 living in a household where gambling harm is having an impact on their lives.

The Government claims there's a lack of evidence that gambling advertising leads to harm. 🤔

We asked people impacted by the gambling industry for their view....

Given the harm that #gambling can do, I’m not sure any of the brands involved here should be quite so smug about targeting women with a family-audience gameshow #media #tv

Why Paddy Power turned to ITV to boost its gaming appeal

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'We can't grow the gambling industry and reduce harm at the same time. We really need the Labour Government to grip that principle quickly'

@willprochaska.bsky.social speaking to the BBC today about inconsistencies in Labour's approach to gambling policy.

I have been campaigning for this for 5 years and was delighted to see it in the previous government’s gambling White Paper. It will totally transform the research, prevention and treatment of gambling harm. Pleased to see this is now going to be implemented

As we revealed on Monday, Labour is adopting the Tories' £100m levy on gambling firms to fund gambling harm services. Half goes to NHS. £5/£2 online slots limit also going ahead.

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Labor’s push to ban social media for teens while ignoring the harm of gambling ads is a glaring double standard. Why fast-track unproven social media laws but sideline gambling ad reform—something over 70% of Australians support?

#BanGamblingAds

Check out our film 'One Last Spin', a hard-hitting drama-doc about the harms gambling can cause. It raises awareness of the human costs and many issues relating to product design, advertising and sponsorship, and the regulatory context. onelastspin.vision