“My message to gambling firms today is clear: stop targeting vulnerable people. Start acting properly. And meet your obligation to help those whose lives have been blighted by addiction,\u201d he said.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n“You can do it now, because it\u2019s the right thing to do. Or you can wait for the next Labour government to do it for you.”<\/p>\n
Industry Not Against the Move <\/strong><\/h2>\nIndustry body, the Association of British Bookmakers said it would welcome the levy, provided it was proportionate and it promoted evidenced-based research to problem gambling.<\/p>\n
“We also would not oppose an appropriate, compulsory levy on the gambling industry to fund problem gambling treatment, as we have long argued that the gambling industry needs to work together to reduce the number of problem gamblers and address the fact that most problem gamblers move between different forms of gambling,” it said in an official statement.<\/p>\n
The Remote Gambling Association also said it welcomed the proposal, adding that \u201ccombatting gambling related harm\u201d was a \u201cpriority\u201d for the online gaming sector.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The UK\u2019s opposition Labour Party has said that treatment for problem gambling should be made available on the country\u2019s National Health Service and that betting companies should pick up the costs. During a speech to the Labour Party Conference in Brighton, East Sussex, Deputy Labour Leader Tom Watson said a Labour government would impose a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":59566,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,13,61],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
UK Labour Party Calls for Problem Gambling Tax on Operators<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n