have said, it is the same addiction but it needs to be treated very differently between men and women. j differently between men and women. i asked james earlier, do you think that if any of these changes had beenin that if any of these changes had been in place, that they have announced today, that would have helped you and your time of need? definitely, because the industry has the trigger harm data which sadly they used to their advantage in many cases, to encourage people to gamble, ratherthan cases, to encourage people to gamble, rather than following a duty of care and supporting people who are becoming problem gamblers. and i think any intervention is better than no intervention. we are making steps forward but a lot still needs doing. steps forward but a lot still needs doinu. ~ , ., steps forward but a lot still needs doin., . steps forward but a lot still needs doinu. ~ i. . doing. when you look at the television doing. when you look at the television advertising, - doing.
hello, i m christian fraser. this is the context. we need a new approach that recognises a flutter is one thing, unchecked addiction is another. everything they re announcing today was ready a year ago. six gambling ministers, four culture secretaries have all promised to publish this white paper imminently. hello, welcome to the programme. the british government has set out the biggest shake up of gambling laws in nearly 20 years. but do these proposed changes go far enough to protect problem gamblers? and why is there so little focus on advertising? the clock is ticking on the ceasefire in sudan
hello, i m christian fraser. this is the context. we need a new approach that recognises a flutter is one thing, unchecked addiction is another. everything they re announcing today was ready a year ago. six gambling ministers, four culture secretaries have all promised to publish this white paper imminently. hello, welcome to the programme. the british government has set out the biggest shake up of gambling laws in nearly 20 years. but do these proposed changes go far enough to protect problem gamblers? and why is there so little focus on advertising? the clock is ticking on the ceasefire in sudan
the new rules are designed to prevent problem gambling. among the changes, a stake limit for online betting, new background checks and a tax to fund research and treatment for problem gamblers. the culture secretary, lucy frazer, explained why the changes were needed. we need a new approach that recognises a flutter is one thing, unchecked addiction is another. so today we are bringing our pre smartphone regulations into the present day with a gambling white paper for the digital age. but it s taken the government two and half years, and ten different ministers in charge of gambling policy, to produce a white paper that was first promised in 2020. the opposition said it was long overdue. the government has delayed this white paper many times. everything they re announcing today was ready to go a year ago. six gambling ministers, four culture secretaries have all promised to publish this white paper imminently. that being said, madam deputy speaker, we welcome many of the measures in th