Two million Britons are 'problem' or 'at risk' gamblers

Gambling Commission says more needs to be done to tackle rising addiction level

Gaming chips at Blackpool's Fylde College Gaming School
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More than two million people in Britain have been classed as "problem" or "at-risk" gamblers by the Gambling Commission.

The regulator that licences the gambling industry in the UK has found that 63 per cent of British adults gambled in the past year. Of these, 400,000 were classed as problem gamblers. One in 50 British men between the ages of 16 to 34 was identified as having a fully-blown gambling addiction, while 3.9 per cent of the total population were deemed at-risk.

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