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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Jon Ungoed-Thomas

Online gambling industry has negative impact on UK economy, says thinktank

The report stated ‘British customers spent an average of £5.6bn annually on online gambling’.
The report stated ‘British customers spent an average of £5.6bn annually on online gambling’. Photograph: Maddie Red Photography/Alamy

Ministers face calls to impose higher taxes on the multibillion-pound online gambling industry as a report claims it has had a “negative impact” on the UK economy.

The report, commissioned by the Campaign for Fairer Gambling and produced by economic consultancy National Economic Research Associates (Nera), claims the rise in online gambling has been “detrimental to the British economy”, diverting money from other sectors that create significantly more economic activity.

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