The chair of the UK’s leading gambling charity, who previously led the inquiry into the role of the NHS in the Jimmy Savile child abuse scandal, said she was stunned by industry attitudes towards concerns about problem gambling. Kate Lampard, chair of GambleAware, warned gambling firms that they faced an “existential threat” amid declining public trust. She said they deserved criticism, pointing to “testosterone” in the industry and the hostile reception she got after taking up her post last year. Her concerns were echoed by Tim Miller, executive director of the Gambling Commission, who called on gambling firms to “stop throwing stones at commercial rivals”. His comments came days after the Guardian revealed that the government had no idea how many gambling addicts were being treated by the NHS or how much it was costing.

Source: The Guardian December 06, 2017 13:54 UTC