2007 UK Gambling Prevalence Results Revealed
24th September, 2007
The Gambling Commission has finally released the shocking results of the British Gambling Prevalence Study for 2007. The Prevalence Study proved there hasn’t been a significant increase in the number of problem gamblers since 1999. This news contradicts the predicted rise in problem gambling expected by many anti-gambling advocacy groups.
According to the study 0.6 per cent of the UK adult population, or 250, 000 people, could be classified as having a gambling problem. The biggest factor cited for problem gambling was spread betting with 14.7%.
The UK Gambling Commission, the government body who funded the study, agreed that they were results were unexpected. “The key message is that overall there has been surprisingly little change either in the number of gambling participants or to the number of problem gamblers since 1999. We remain concerned that there are still over a quarter of a million adults who are problem gamblers,” stated the Commission chairman, Peter Dean.
"The reality is that regulated Internet gambling, which is clearly working in the UK, can offer better controls and protection for underage and vulnerable gamblers in the U.S," said Jeffrey Sandman, spokesman for the Secure Internet Gambling Initiative.
