Health experts warn against Gambling Bill


The stark warning came from the British Medical Association, which yesterday published findings by a professor of gambling studies whose research shows that a rapid expansion and liberalisation of gambling laws would provoke a serious public health problem.
Professor Mark Griffiths, from the International Gaming Research Unit at Nottingham Trent University, said pathological gambling was a "hidden addiction".
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Hide AdHe said: "The rapid expansion of gambling represents a serious public health concern, and medical practitioners also need to research the impact of gambling on vulnerable, at risk, and special populations."