Gambling poses a growing worldwide threat to public health, with its rapid expansion via mobile phones and the internet harming far more people than previously thought, a report warns.
Much stronger global regulatory controls are urgently needed to curb the impact of commercial gambling on global health and wellbeing.
About 450 million people have at least one behavioural symptom or have experienced a harmful personal, social or health consequence of gambling.
80 million people suffer from gambling disorder, a mental health condition identified by a pattern of repeated and continuous betting despite negative consequences on a person’s life.
Incredibly sophisticated marketing, ever-widening easy access to the internet and mobile phones are enabling the gambling industry to reach more people than ever before. These included adolescents and younger children who were routinely exposed to advertising of gambling products in ways that were unprecedented before the digital revolutio
Much stronger global regulatory controls are urgently needed to curb the impact of commercial gambling on global health and wellbeing.
About 450 million people have at least one behavioural symptom or have experienced a harmful personal, social or health consequence of gambling.
80 million people suffer from gambling disorder, a mental health condition identified by a pattern of repeated and continuous betting despite negative consequences on a person’s life.
Incredibly sophisticated marketing, ever-widening easy access to the internet and mobile phones are enabling the gambling industry to reach more people than ever before. These included adolescents and younger children who were routinely exposed to advertising of gambling products in ways that were unprecedented before the digital revolutio
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