I run NHS gambling clinics. The white paper doesn’t go nearly far enough | Dr Matt Gaskell
The review fails to address the problem: smartphone games that allow people to carry Las Vegas in their pocket • UK to tighten rules on online gambling after long-awaited review When people come to our clinics they’re already on their knees and desperate for help. This gambling white paper will not do enough to stop the flow of patients brought to us because of products deliberately engineered to be highly addictive. The evidence of harm is there and has been submitted, yet so much is again out for consultation or not covered at all. The government has enough to act now and the delays mean the industry will carry on making huge profits while people are suffering and dying. Dr Matt Gaskell is a consultant psychologist and head of the NHS Northern Gambling Service In the UK and Ireland, Samaritans can be contacted on 116 123, or email [email protected] or [email protected] . In the US, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is 1-800-273-8255 . In Australia, the crisis support service Lifeline is 13 11 14. Other international helplines can be found at befrienders.org . Continue reading...
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