{"id":2848,"date":"2021-10-29T10:09:11","date_gmt":"2021-10-29T10:09:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newbettingsites.co\/?p=2848"},"modified":"2021-10-29T10:09:11","modified_gmt":"2021-10-29T10:09:11","slug":"problem-gambling-in-uk-down-by-50","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newbettingsites.co\/problem-gambling-in-uk-down-by-50\/","title":{"rendered":"Problem Gambling in UK Down by 50%"},"content":{"rendered":"
Finally some good news on the topic of gambling addiction – problem gambling figures have dropped significantly over the last 12 months or so.<\/p>\n
This is welcome news indeed after a seemingly never ending stream of news calling out the gambling ‘pandemic’.<\/p>\n
The quarterly survey was conducted by Yonder Consulting on behalf of the UKGC, who contacted over 4,000 people for interviews during the period and the same period the year before.<\/p>\n
The news was especially good for those between the ages of 16-24, a demographic that has been closely monitored, as the problem gambling rate dropped from 0.8% to 0.4%.<\/p>\n
The Betting and Gaming Council will be especially pleased with the news since it has been their mission to drive up standard in the industry with their members.<\/p>\n
The BGC are an industry body representing more than 90% of operators in all areas of the industry, established in 2019 and committed to making big changes when it comes to standards.<\/p>\n