
UK Problem Gambling Falls to 2.4% but Older Men Gamble More
The Gambling Survey for Great Britain shows problem gambling fell to 2.4% in 2025, but men aged 55 and over were the only group to gamble more.
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The Gambling Survey for Great Britain shows problem gambling fell to 2.4% in 2025, but men aged 55 and over were the only group to gamble more.

South Korea's teenage cyber gambling offenders jumped 4.4-fold in a year, with counselling cases up 44.2% since 2022, official data shows.

The latest Gambling Survey for Great Britain finds participation broadly stable at 47% over four weeks, with the problem gambling rate easing to 2.4% and 18 to 24 year-olds gambling less than in 2023.

Indonesian religious courts say online gambling addiction remains a top cause of divorce in 2026, even as a national crackdown cut illegal betting turnover 57 percent. Here is the regional data and what judges are saying.

The 2026 Gambling Survey for Great Britain shows 18 to 24 year olds gambling less than older generations, even as youth self-exclusion on GamStop climbs sharply.

The Gambling Commission's 2025 Gambling Survey for Great Britain puts problem gambling at 2.4% of adults, down from 2.7%, as critics renew claims the survey overstates gambling harm.

Austria's largest addiction institute says the 2026 World Cup has driven a marked increase in sports betting harm, with problem gamblers arriving at clinics carrying tens of thousands of euros in debt.

Ireland's new gambling regulator has launched a national campaign urging parents to spot underage gambling, citing ESRI data that 64% of adults gambled before 18.

Gamstop registered a record 12,236 self-exclusions in May 2026, with under-25 sign-ups up 26 percent year on year as the 2026 World Cup fuels demand for the UK self-exclusion scheme.

Kenya's Gambling Control (Conduct of Gambling Operations) Regulations, 2026 introduce family-initiated and operator-initiated account exclusion for the first time, a landmark responsible gambling shift in Africa's most active betting market.

The Social Market Foundation says gambling harm should sit inside UK public health policy, with a legal duty on councils and screening built into NHS care. Here is what its report recommends.

Bryce Harper denies consenting to a FanDuel video sent to a high-volume bettor who is suing FanDuel and DraftKings over their VIP host programs. Here is what the case means for US sports betting.