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University of Mississippi requests $2m annual problem gambling funding

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The University of Mississippi requested $2m in annual state funding for problem gambling research and treatment. If approved, the university said it would divide the money equally between its Center on Collegiate Gambling and a proposed Mississippi Gambling Clinic; state lawmakers are expected to decide in early 2027.

Approval would fund collegiate gambling research and add treatment services for the wider public in Mississippi.

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OHID awards gambling harms groups more than £9.4m in UK funding

The Office for Health Improvement and Disparities awarded more than £9.4m to gambling harms organisations in the UK, according to a report. Recipients include Gambling with Lives, Gamban, GamLearn, Chapter One and Beacon Counselling Trust; the funding page puts total provision through 2028 at £39.7m.

The Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID) has awarded more than £9.4m to gambling harms groups, following legal challenges to earlier funding decisions, according to the report.

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