The United Kingdom has launched a major new national research initiative focused on gambling-related harm, marking a significant development in the country’s public health and regulatory landscape. The new Gambling Harms Research UK Evidence Centre is being positioned as the first large-scale British gambling harms research hub to operate without commercial gambling industry involvement....
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