Peers for Gambling Reform

The long-awaited introduction of this Statutory Levy is an important step towards the gambling industry paying for the harm it causes.

 Along with others, Peers for Gambling Reform has been calling for a mandatory levy on the industry for many years. Gambling can wreak devastation on people’s lives and must be dealt with as a public health issue.

The gambling industry has for far too long avoided paying the money it should have done, and it is a damning inditement of the sector that their failure to pay adequately on a voluntary basis has necessitated the levy becoming a statutory obligation.

The money raised by this levy will go some way towards paying for gambling treatment, research and harm prevention but levels of payment must be reviewed over time to ensure adequate funding. I look forward to working with the government on the implementation of this levy which is so urgently needed.