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UKGC closes Advisory Board for Safer Gambling after remit ends

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The UK Gambling Commission announced that it will close the Advisory Board for Safer Gambling after the board completed its original remit. The regulator said it will develop new arrangements, including a research-focused expert group to support research, education and treatment initiatives funded by the statutory levy.

The UKGC’s replacement research-focused group will shape how levy-funded gambling-harm research, education and treatment are supported.

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