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<p>Measuring the cost of problem gambling is a complicated task. The study by The
Institute of Public Policy Research “Cards on the Table”, published in December 2016,
estimated that the cost to the Government associated with problem gamblers ranged
between £260m and £1.16bn. This reflects an estimate of the costs of public services
for those individuals, but it does not capture the wider impact of problem gambling
and gambling-related harm to the UK economy. The report can be found here: https://about.gambleaware.org/media/1367/cards-on-the-table_dec16.pdf</p><p>GambleAware
is commissioning research to improve understanding of gambling-related harm which
should lead to a set of metrics which we can use to measure the impact of gambling-related
harm on a wider scale. We continue to take problem gambling and gambling-related harm
seriously and welcome developments to better understand this issue.</p>
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