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Experts Want Online Gambling Impact Studied

UNITED KINGDOM – As reported by New Age Media: "The online betting industry is facing calls for closer scrutiny, as part of the deregulation of gambling throughout the UK.

"Experts believe the Government should launch a new study on the social impact of gambling, in the wake of the recent explosion of Internet betting.

"…Mark Griffiths, professor of gambling studies at Nottingham Trent University, said 'There are obviously some areas which we know have caught on dramatically, for instance Internet gambling and spread betting.'

"…His call was supported by Jim Orford, professor of clinical and community psychology at the University of Birmingham, who said that the Government should pay for the survey.

"…A number of witnesses told the Committee that the deregulation of gambling, particularly online, could lead to an increase in problem gambling…"

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