Explosion in online gambling and funding of research by betting industry leads one professor to say: ‘We’re not facing up to the potential for harm’
Experts are warning that the UK must face up to the scale of its gambling problem with a lack of research, and industry influence, preventing proper scrutiny of a growing national habit.
Joey Barton’s 18-month suspension from football on betting-related charges, and the player’s subsequent response in which he spoke of an “explosion in sports betting”, has brought the spotlight back on to a practice that is increasingly ubiquitous within the national game, though its influence hardly ends there.
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