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<p>The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport works closely with the Department
for Health and Social Care and wider government on issues related to gambling and
will continue to do so throughout the forthcoming review of the Gambling Act 2005.
Further details will be announced in due course.</p><p>The Gambling Commission is
the independent regulator for the gambling industry and provides advice to government
on gambling related matters, including on the scope of the Gambling Act Review.</p><p>As
outlined in answer to Question 96926, the Gambling Commission commissioned and published
a scoping review looking at the feasibility of a longitudinal study of gambling behaviours
and problem gambling, and how that study would best be conducted, and the Commission
is now considering next steps.</p><p> </p>
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