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Expert: Fewer Problem Gamblers With Super Casinos

UK – As reported by the Manchester Evening News: "Super casinos would lead to fewer problem gamblers, according to a Greater Manchester expert on gambling.

"Prof Peter Collins attacked the "whipping up of hysteria" over their introduction.

"Prof Collins, director of Salford University's Centre for the Study of Gambling, has studied casinos around the world and said any new one will be required by law to invest in public awareness campaigns to reduce problem gambling.

"…Prof Collins said: 'There is evidence from around the world suggesting that building a super casino and investing in public education actually reduces the number of problem gamblers.'

"…He based his comments, made to the Parliamentary Seminar on Gambling, on 20 years of research from around the world, which showed that anti-gambling advertising and super casinos worked to reduce the total amount spent on betting…"

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