DCMS consultation

In February 2024, Prof Wardle, Dr Bunn and Prof Reith conducted a series of workshops with public health-related stakeholders to explore their perspectives on how gambling harm prevention can be pursued most effectively in the context of the forthcoming Statutory Levy. The Department for Culture, Media and Sport funded the Glasgow team to prepare, facilitate and report on findings from these workshops. The report linked below summarises the main themes which emerged from these workshops. The views represented in this report are those of the report authors. They do not represent the views of DCMS nor reflect the government’s policy position.

 

Slide emphasising the need to 1. counter industry power; 2. pursue foundations for a public health approach to gambling harms; 3. join up sectors to create a responsive approach to gambling harms

Publications

Gambling, Prevention and the Statutory Levy - Prof Heather Wardle, Dr Chris Bunn, Prof Gerda Reith