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1. We need proper protections for problem gamblers who wish to stop gambling. We need responsibility from the gambling industry. Above all, we need proper regulation.” Support is available from Problem Gambling Ireland (089 241 5401), Samaritans (116 123) or Gambler’s Anonymous.
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3. Just remember, whatever course of action you take - You will not gamble your way out of a gambling problem. The Gambling Clinic is a trading arm of the Extern Problem Gambling Project (formerly Problem Gambling Ireland). We provide specialist CBT treatment for gambling addiction/problem gambling, in Ireland.

THERE ARE AT least around 40,000 people in Ireland who are problem gamblers, according to data published today.

This figure of 0.8% of the population classed as problem gamblers contrasts with recent research from Northern Ireland which found 2.3% of the population there are problem gamblers, with the opposition claiming this new data is “flawed”.

The government, however, has said that further research in the next 12 months will “greatly aid” its understanding of issues around gambling in Ireland.

The long-awaited Bulletin 7 – showing results specifically related to gambling from the 2014/15 Drug Prevalence Survey – says that almost two in every three people gambled in some way in the past year, including buying lotto tickets, betting in a bookmakers, or online.

It came from a collaborative project between bodies in Ireland and Northern Ireland, and fieldwork for this survey was carried out by Ipsos MRBI in Ireland.

Reacting to the stats, Minister of State at the Department of Health Catherine Byrne said: “For the small percentage of people for whom gambling is a problem, we need measures to reduce problem gambling and its impact on individuals and their families.”

According to the stats, it is young men who are most likely to problem gamblers, with this figure calculated using a scale based on research from the American Psychiatric Association.

It says that 1.9% of men aged 18-24 and 2.9% aged 25-34 are classed as problem gamblers under this scale. This contrasts with 0.2% of women in those age groups, respectively.

Of the people who said they had gambled on sports events in a bookmakers in the past year, for example, 2% said they did so every day, 8.8% said they 2-6 times per week and 14% did so once a week.

The most common thing people bet on are lottery tickets and scratch cards, with 56.7% having done so in the past year, with 35.4% doing so monthly.

Online gambling – listed alongside gambling by telephone – is most common for young men with 12.7% of 18-24 year olds and 15.6% of 25-34 year olds gambling in this way in the past year.

Sinn Féin’s Louise O’Reilly said that this data should not be used as an accurate basis for future policy formation.

“We have waited years for the eventual publication of this report and its arrival is far from satisfactory, I consider it to be flawed, dated, at variance with new evidence and anecdotal evidence and cannot be used in good faith as an accurate basis for policy formation,” she said.

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Difficult to believe that the problem #gambling prevalence rate in Drogheda (0.8%) is one-third of that in Newry (2.3%). Surely it would have made more sense to use the same assessment tool as is used in NI?! At least we have baseline data at last. https://t.co/4E7TLrnX2Qpic.twitter.com/BjxJIYjbqL

Minister of State at the Department of Justice David Stanton said he would shortly bring to government for its approval the report of a working group which has been reviewing the Gambling Control Bill 2013, which has yet to be enacted by government.

He said: “The Working Group’s report will address the issues of introducing a modern licensing approach to all gambling activities, including advertising, establishing an independent regulatory authority, and enhancing protection of consumers and vulnerable persons.

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THE 'completely inadequate' support for problem gamblers in Northern Ireland has been highlighted by a new report, a charity has said.

The report into gambling policy and law, produced by the Northern Ireland Office, is to be debated at Westminster this week.

It shows there are no services commissioned by the Northern Ireland Health and Social Care Board and the board does not hold data on the number of people seeking treatment for problem gambling.

It also reveals there are no statutory codes of practice in Northern Ireland or any arrangement with the gambling industry for contribution to fund support services.

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Christian Action Research and Education (CARE) NI policy officer Mark Baillie said the law 'is no longer fit-for purpose and is in desperate need of root-and-branch reform'.

'Northern Ireland is failing individuals who suffer from gambling addiction with serious consequences for individuals, families and communities here,' he said.

'Regardless of what the future holds, we earnestly hope for a restored Northern Ireland Executive, because action must be taken to change our law in this area.'

The charity released research which showed 80 per cent of health trusts in Northern Ireland do not have any data on the number of problem gamblers in their respective areas which, it claims, seriously hinders any attempts to provide proper support.

'All of this is taking place in a context where Northern Ireland has proportionally four times as many problem gamblers as in England,' a spokesperson said.

Co Fermanagh couple Peter and Sadie Keogh, whose son Lewis took his own life due to gambling addiction, said failing to reform the law on gambling and to support those suffering from gambling addiction can and does have serious consequences.

Their 34-year-old son had been living in Leeds with a good job, a company car and lots of friends, but unbeknown to his family he was battling a secret gambling addict.

His parents now work for Gambling with Lives, a charity set up by the families and friends of young men who have taken their lives as a direct result of gambling.

'We know the heartbreak and pain which gambling addiction can lead to,' they said. ' This report once again shows what we have known for a long time – we as a society are badly failing in this area.

'We can and must do better for those suffering from gambling addiction and those who will be affected in the future.'

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Belfast City PUP councillor John Kyle said the report shows Northern Ireland is a backwater in terms of gambling regulation and care for problem gamblers.

'Despite having the highest prevalence of problem gambling in these islands, measures to prevent and treat gambling addiction are almost non-existent,' he said.

'Individuals affected by gambling addiction deserve far, far better.'

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