Problem gambling in Wales has been described as a “huge hidden problem” by a leading addiction expert.
Wynfod Ellis Owen, Chief Executive of Living Room in Cardiff – a centre that helps addicts – has called on the Welsh Government to follow Scotland and England by undertaking research into the issue.
There are no Wales-specific figures on problem gambling.The Welsh Government told us they don’t collect them after a consultation found it wasn’t a “priority topic.”
Mr Owen told ITV Wales’ In Focus that based on his research of Fixed Odd Betting terminals, Wales has a “huge huge problem” – even before taking into account all the other forms of gambling available.
The Living Room, using 2012 statistics fr…
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