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<p>The Government does not hold data on the number of children living with parents
who have problems with gambling. The Gambling Commission recently published Gambling
behaviour in Great Britain 2016, which reports participation, at-risk gambling and
problem gambling rates. The data, drawn from combined Health surveys, shows that the
rate of problem gambling in Great Britain was 0.7%, a figure which has remained relatively
stable over many years.</p><p><br>The Government's response to the Review of Gaming
Machines and Social Responsibility set out a number of initiatives to improve understanding
of gambling-related harm, how to prevent and reduce it, the need for treatment and
the most effective means of delivering it. This was part of a wider package of measures
designed to protect those vulnerable to harm, including reducing the maximum stake
from £100 to £2 on B2 gaming machines and strengthening protections around gambling
advertising and online gambling.</p>
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