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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 attached report can be found here:
https://about.gambleaware.org/media/1367/cards-on-the-table_dec16.pdf</p><p> </p><p>Building
on this analysis, a report produced by the Centre for Economics and Business Research
(CEBR), which I attach, (published January 2018 and found here: http://www.coin-opcommunity.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/CEBR-Report-final-Jan-2018.pdf)
provided estimates of the cost to government of problem gambling specifically related
to B2 gaming machines. This analysis estimates that problem gamblers linked to B2
machines could be associated with an excess fiscal cost in the region of £210 million
and in welfare terms, the population of B2 problem gamblers could be imposing a cost
of £1.5 billion on themselves, their families and their wider social networks.</p><p>
</p><p>GambleAware is commissioning research to improve the 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><p> </p>
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