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By Matt Sinclaire

New Gambling Levy to Fund NHS-Led Harm Prevention as GambleAware Closes Shop

July 28, 2025

The UK’s approach to addressing gambling-related harm is entering a new phase, with the introduction of a statutory levy that will fund research, education, and treatment through a public health-led model. This new system will be overseen by NHS England, the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID), and UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), with […]

By Matt Sinclaire

NHS Chief Urges UK Football Clubs to Kick Out Gambling Ads

July 7, 2023

NHS England Chief Executive Amanda Pritchard has urged English soccer teams to rethink their promotion of gambling during games. Pritchard voiced concerns about the effect of such ads on young people and the general society. The timing of these comments is interesting since gambling addiction is gaining attention as a medical condition. The severity of […]

By Matt Sinclaire

John Whittingdale Takes Charge of Landmark UK Gambling Law Review

March 7, 2021

The United Kingdom is in the middle of reviewing the 2005 Gambling Act, a move that is meant to update everything in the legislation for the digital age. Initially, the review process was being spearheaded by Sports Minister Nigel Huddleston but this has recently changed with the minister for media and data, John Whittingdale, taking […]

By Matt Sinclaire

NHS Demands Urgent Action to Tackle Gambling Addiction

January 19, 2020

With growing cases of gambling addiction and other forms of gambling-related harm in the United Kingdom, the National Health Service (NHS) is calling on the gambling industry to do more. The organization does not want to be left to pick up the pieces from some of the gambling firms’ ways of retaining customers who are […]