{"id":53194,"date":"2019-12-13T13:59:21","date_gmt":"2019-12-13T13:59:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/?p=53194"},"modified":"2020-11-27T19:37:18","modified_gmt":"2020-11-27T19:37:18","slug":"inpoverty-wales-hidden-gambling-problem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2019\/12\/13\/inpoverty-wales-hidden-gambling-problem\/","title":{"rendered":"#InPoverty: Wales\u2019 hidden gambling problem costs our NHS millions per year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>As gambling addition is recategorised as a public health issue in Wales, is enough being done for the 95,000 problem gamblers in Wales?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/12\/Image-1-480x312.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-53220\" width=\"480\" height=\"312\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/12\/Image-1-480x312.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-53220\" width=\"480\" height=\"312\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>One trip down St Mary St in Cardiff, and you pass four bookmakers in less than 100 metres<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Wales\u2019 chief medical officer, Dr Frank Atherton, identified <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"95,000 people (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bangor.ac.uk\/psychology\/research\/gambling\/docs\/Gambling-as-Public-Health-Issue-Wales.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">95,000 people<\/a> in Wales as \u2018problem gamblers\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You only have to look take a trip down St Mary St and you\u2019ll find four bookmakers within just a hundred metres. The issue isn\u2019t just in the prevalence of \u2018brick and mortar\u2019 establishments. As mobile gambling becomes increasingly common, placing a bet has never been easier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In October 2019, The Welsh Senedd officially designating gambling addiction as a public health issue. Dr Atherton released a multiple <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"page report (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bangor.ac.uk\/psychology\/research\/gambling\/docs\/Gambling-as-Public-Health-Issue-Wales.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">page report<\/a> calling for an \u201cinterlocking set of appropriate action\u201d to be implemented in Wales to prevent gambling addiction from causing further damage. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But does this go far enough? How bad has gambling addiction in Wales become? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>\u201cAny money I had would go on gambling. I would eat if I had won that day\u201d<\/p><cite>Gareth, 28, Gambling addict<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The secret addiction<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking to Dr Atherton, he believes the issues start at adolescence. Pointing to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=gambling+addiction+cardiff+university&amp;oq=gambling+addiction+cardiff+university&amp;aqs=chrome..69i57.6695j0j7&amp;sourceid=chrome&amp;ie=UTF-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"a study conducted by Cardiff University (opens in a new tab)\">a study conducted by Cardiff University<\/a>, he says, \u201c41% of 11 to 16-year-olds had taken park in some sort of gambling within the previous 12 months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere is a\nclear risk to our younger generation who are exposed to gambling-type\nbehaviours from an early age.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Those who participate in gambling like activities from a young age are more likely to become problem gamblers in adulthood. Speaking to those who are gripped by gambling addiction, they explain how easy it is to hide their issues from the outside world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gareth, a 28-year-old from Newport is a gambling addict. He explains the vicious cycle of an addict, and how easy it is hide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gareth wished\nnot to reveal his second name as he fears it would affect his career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI would go\ninto work, make any excuse to my colleagues that I needed to leave the office,\nand go straight to the bookies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMaking up fake appointments, faking illness, anything to get out.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gareth swapped\nthe bookies for betting apps on his phone. The effect was that whilst he no\nlonger makes excuses to leave work early, placing a bet is now far easier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He explained\nhow he knows several people who have lost \u201ctens of thousands\u201d through online\nbetting, it is increasingly difficult to spot people who may be struggling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMost addictions are not very easy to hide. If you\u2019re a drug addict, you look like a drug addict. I wear a suit to work every day. I could have lost thousands before I even got into work and you would never know.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" title=\"#InPoverty: Wales&#039; secret gambling problem\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JKLdW6-dmyQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><noscript><iframe title=\"#InPoverty: Wales&#039; secret gambling problem\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JKLdW6-dmyQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Normalisation of addiction<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> The gambling industry has a history of targeting the most vulnerable in society. In 2017, 888Sport, the UK\u2019s <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"6th largest gambling (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.onlinebetting.org.uk\/betting-guides\/biggest-bookies.html\" target=\"_blank\">6<\/a><sup><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"6th largest gambling (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.onlinebetting.org.uk\/betting-guides\/biggest-bookies.html\" target=\"_blank\">th<\/a><\/sup><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"6th largest gambling (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.onlinebetting.org.uk\/betting-guides\/biggest-bookies.html\" target=\"_blank\"> largest gambling<\/a> firm was fined \u00a37.8 million for targeting people who had <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"excluded themselves (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/commentisfree\/2017\/sep\/05\/gambling-industry-feasts-on-poor-vulnerable-helen-pidd\" target=\"_blank\">excluded themselves<\/a> from promotional material. Many problems gamblers do this to protect themselves from themselves. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"An investigation (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/commentisfree\/2017\/sep\/05\/gambling-industry-feasts-on-poor-vulnerable-helen-pidd\" target=\"_blank\">An investigation<\/a>  led by <em>The Guardian<\/em> revealed that gambling companies used third party companies to harvest personal data to selectively target vulnerable gamblers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>\u201cGambling advertisement has normalised the betting industry. You see adverts that are very clearly aimed at children\u201d<\/p><cite>Dee Lalley, The Living Room<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This plays on\nthe addictive traits of gamblers who will begin to prioritise spending money on\ngambling over personal health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prof Carwyn\nJones is an expert on the gambling industry, and its advertising practises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Telling the\nSenedd-led Cross Party Group on Problem Gambling in June that the normalisation\nof gambling has a \u201ccorrupting influence\u201d on particularly young male sports\nfans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Normalisation coupled with targeted advertising is, \u201coften aimed at people in lower-earning brackets\u201d, leading many problem gamblers to a poverty-stricken standard of life, according to Dr Atherton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/12\/Laptop-480x312.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-53314\" width=\"480\" height=\"312\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/12\/Laptop-480x312.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-53314\" width=\"480\" height=\"312\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Gambling adverts clearly aimed at children need tighter regulation, claims experts.<br>Image: Unsplashed<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Below the poverty line<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gareth\nexplained how gambling lead to a life he considered to be below the poverty\nline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve moved back in with my parents because I can\u2019t pay rent. Without my parents I couldn\u2019t afford food, soap, anything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAny money I had would go on gambling. I would eat if I had won that day, you know?. Being healthy was secondary to getting to the bookies.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gareth\u2019s parents now control his finances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Helping those affected<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" The Living Room  (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cais.co.uk\/services\/living-room-cardiff\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Living Room<\/a> is a community-based recovery centre that supports people suffering dependency issues. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking to Dee Lalley, a counsellor for the Living Room, she also believes the issues with gambling addiction start at a young age and is blind in who it affects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAddiction\ngenerally, whether its gambling anything else is the avoidance of feelings.\nClients tell me when they gamble, they don\u2019t think.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI have\nclients of all different incomes from all different jobs. I have surgeons with\ngambling addictions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIn general,\nthey all hate pay-day, because whatever money they get, no matter how much, goes\non gambling.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With people\nliving below the poverty line due to gambling dependency, there seems to be\nlittle being done by the Senedd or Central Government in Westminster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Regulations\nneeds to be tightened according to Dr Atherton, Prof Jones, Gareth and Dee\nLalley regarding gambling advertisement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Living Room also supports introducing financial background checks on people opening betting accounts on apps, preventing people already in financial trouble from continuing to gamble.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>\u201cCompanies should be forced to conduct background checks on people opening accounts. If they can see this person has taken out a number of loans to support a gambling issue, they should be prevented from betting online.\u201d<\/p><cite>Dee Lalley, The Living Room<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Whilst the Cross-Party Group on Problem Gambling in Wales has strong ideas about reducing gambling addiction in Wales, without top down regulations on advertising and a movement away industry self-regulation (which is widespread), proposals may remain as mere lip service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> The \u00a37.6 million fine 888Sport received is a drop in the ocean compared to the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"\u00a375.6 million in profits (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.londonstockexchange.com\/exchange\/news\/market-news\/market-news-detail\/888\/13998161.html\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a375.6 million in profits<\/a> the company made last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The recategorisation of gambling addiction as a public health issue by the Senedd is a positive movement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But gambling dependency will continue to plague Wales\u2019 most vulnerable without increased affirmative action from the Welsh and central government, increased regulation and better funding for centres like The Living Room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Twitter: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoeOConnorNews\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoeOConnorNews<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Instagram: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/joeoconnornews\/?hl=en\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/joeoconnornews\/?hl=en<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As gambling addiction is recategorised as a public health issue, is enough being done for the 95,000 problem gamblers in 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