The culture secretary, Jeremy Wright, said: “I want the gambling industry to step up on social responsibility and keep their players safe, including through making more funding available for research, education and treatment to tackle problem gambling. The sports minister, Mims Davies, drew criticism earlier this year for saying that a mandatory levy was not required. GVC said earlier this year it would voluntarily increase its levy contribution to 1% of revenue. After discussions involving the government and the other four top firms, the quintet have agreed to follow GVC’s lead. The tax would not be mandatory and other firms in the industry were not thought to be involved in the plans.

Source: The Guardian June 19, 2019 18:33 UTC