Gambling News by House of Odds

LONDON (Thomson Financial) - The UK's Department for Culture, Media and Sport said that it has asked the Gambling Commission to carry out a review of the effectiveness and level of the current voluntary arrangements for the industry's funding for gambling research, treatment and public education.UK government asks Gambling Commission to review industry funding on research (Sharewatch)

Problem gambling is not getting worse, a study showed on Wednesday, but spread betting and video machines in bookmakers' shops are now the biggest areas of concern.Problem gambling changing but not rising (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)

A report released by the British government's Gambling Commission today reveals that problem gambling has not increased over the last eight years, despite widespread speculation to the contrary.Study reveals online gambling led to *fewer* gambling problems (Lottery Post)

More than a quarter of a million people in Britain are classed as problem gamblers and millions more admitted gambling in some way last year, new figures show.Number of gambling addicts in Britain tops quarter of a million (Evening Standard)

The Government has announced a review of the funding for gambling research, treatment and public education, and reiterated its ongoing commitment to tackling problem gambling, as the Gambling Commission published a survey today showing that levels of problem gambling have remained constant over the past seven years.Government committed to tackling problem gambling (Government News Network)

There are more than 250,000 problem gamblers in Britain but the level of this addiction has remained constant over the past seven years, the Gambling Commission said Wednesday.More than a quarter of a million problem gamblers in Britain: study (AFP via Yahoo! News)