The global health impacts of gambling are much worse than previously thought, according to an international medical journal.
The new report by the Lancet Public Health Commission, which involved experts ranging from gambling studies, public health, global health policy, risk control and regulatory policy, called for stronger regulation.
“Our conclusion is clear: gambling poses a threat to public health, the control of which requires a substantial expansion and tightening of gambling industry regulation,”
the report said.
“Timely response to this growing worldwide threat necessitates concerted action at intergovernmental, national, and regional government levels.”
International regulation for gambling needed, expert says
The study found…