Report shows devastating effects on addicts’ finances, relationships and careers as UK gambling review looms

Fewer than 3% of problem gamblers are receiving proper treatment, according to new figures that lay bare the devastating effects on addicts’ finances, relationships and careers.

With the government weeks away from launching a review of gambling regulations, statistics from the National Gambling Treatment Service show that just 9,008 people received care in the year to the end of March 2020.

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