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The amount of money people can place on a single online slots bet will be restricted as part of a wider government overhaul to tackle gambling addiction.<\/p>\n

A \u00a35 per spin limit will apply to all adults aged 25 and over with a \u00a32 per spin limit for 18 to 24-year-olds.<\/p>\n

The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) is also set to increase taxes on gambling companies to fund addiction treatment.<\/p>\n

It said the measures would allow people to “gamble safely”, but the betting industry’s main lobby group said the government was “at risk of losing perspective”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Addiction to online gambling slots has surged since the Covid pandemic, according to data from charity GamCare.<\/p>\n

Of the 6,697 callers who disclosed a form of gambling to advisers on its National Gambling Helpline in 2023-2024, 45% mentioned problems with online slot games, jumping from 34% in 2020-2021.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the NHS has said it is treating more people with gambling problems, with its latest figures showing referrals have more than doubled on the same period last year.<\/p>\n

Gambling minister Fiona Twycross said the aim of introducing stake limits for online slots was “to protect those at risk, with a particular focus on young adults”.<\/p>\n

“Gambling harm can ruin people\u2019s finances, relationships, and ultimately lives,” Baroness Twycross added.<\/p>\n

She said the government would introduce “the first legally mandated” tax on the betting industry to fund gambling addiction treatment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The Betting and Gaming Council, the industry lobby group, said it had given \u00a3170m to fund gambling harm services over the past four years on a voluntary basis.<\/p>\n

However, the government said that, under the current system, not all gambling companies contributed equally, “with some operators paying as little as \u00a31 a year towards research, prevention and treatment”.<\/p>\n

Grainne Hurst, chief executive of the Betting and Gaming Council, said the body supported the government’s proposals.<\/p>\n

However she added: “The tone of this announcement suggests government is at risk of losing perspective of these facts, while simply dancing to the tune of anti-gambling prohibitionists, which serves no one.”<\/p>\n

DCMS said its mandatory levy would raise \u00a3100m for “the research, prevention and treatment of gambling harms”.<\/p>\n

Half of the money raised is to go on directly NHS care, 30% will be spent on public health campaigns and other prevention measures, and the remaining 20% will be spent on research, the government said.<\/p>\n

Mark Weiss, deputy chief executive of GamCare, welcomed the government’s proposals.<\/p>\n

“Having witnessed a steep rise in our helpline callers citing difficulties with online slots, GamCare further welcomes the introduction of new youth-focussed stake limits – an important step in preventing future harm,” he said.<\/p>\n

DCMS said the levy could apply to anywhere between 0.1% and 1.1% of a firm’s gross gambling yield – a standard measure of earnings in the industry – “depending on the sector”.<\/p>\n

The proposals are a response to a consultation run by the previous Conservative government between October 2023 and January 2024.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Source: <\/em> www.bbc.com\u2026<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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