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Preventing children and other vulnerable persons from being harmed by gambling is
a priority for government and a core licensing objective for the Gambling Commission.<p><br>Operators
offering gambling services to people in Great Britain must have a licence from the
Gambling Commission and must have effective policies and procedures designed to prevent
underage gambling. Where there is a failure to do so, the Gambling Commission has
shown it is willing to act using the range of powers to act at its disposal.</p><p>The
Gambling Commission has taken action to strengthen protections for young people. In
May this year it introduced stricter age and identity verification controls, requiring
all consumers to be age verified before they are able to deposit money or access free-to-play
demo games. Government has also worked positively with five major operators resulting
in commitments to using online technology where available to target gambling adverts
away from people showing signs of problem gambling behaviour. They will also further
share further data with to protect problem gamblers from experiencing further harm.</p><p>From
September 2020, health education will be compulsory for all pupils in state-funded
primary and secondary schools. This will cover education on online harms, including
the risks related to online gambling. The non-statutory Personal, Social, Health and
Economic (PSHE) programme of study, published by the PSHE Association, includes teaching
about gambling and its psychological and financial impact. GambleAware, an independent
charity which funds services to help to reduce gambling harms, is working with the
PSHE Association to develop resources for schools to promote resilience and raise
awareness around risk-taking and gambling.</p>
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