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UKRI launches gambling harms research centre in the UK

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UK Research and Innovation launched the Gambling Harms Research UK Evidence Centre in the UK, funded through the government’s new gambling levy, according to UKRI. The centre will run research, build research capacity and work with government, health and charity organisations; UKRI said gambling caused an annual economic burden of GBP 1.4 billion or more.

The centre will produce research intended to inform gambling policy, prevention and treatment across the UK.

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