Gambling regulation - 'Does the White Paper do enough to tackle gambling harms?'

Published: 24 July 2023

Event recording, Policy briefing

Dr Heather Wardle appeared in front of the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee.

On 18 July 2023, Dr Heather Wardle, Gambling research specialist at the University of Glasgow, appeared in front of the Culture, Media and Sport Committee (CMS) Select Committee discussing if the UK Government's white paper, a plan for reform of gambling regulation following the review of the Gambling Act 2005, does enough to tackle gambling harms.

Watch the full meeting on the Parliament Live webpage.

Time stamps; 

  • 10:16:27 - Subject: Gambling regulation
  • 10:16:28 - Witness(es): Dr Matthew Gaskell, Clinical Lead, NHS Northern Gambling Service; Dr James Noyes, Senior Fellow, Social Market Foundation; Professor Heather Wardle, Professor of Gambling Research and Policy, University of Glasgow
  • 12:00:45 - Witness(es): Will Prochaska, Strategy Director, Gambling with Lives; Charles Ritchie, Co-founder and Co-Chair, Gambling with Lives

First published: 24 July 2023