The UK’s Office for Health Improvement and Disparities has awarded more than £9.4 million in additional funding to organisations working on gambling harm prevention. Recipients include Gambling with Lives, Gamban, GamLearn and Chapter One. The allocations followed disputes and legal challenges over earlier funding decisions.
Funding allocations
Gambling with Lives received £1.88 million and Gamban £2.71 million. GamLearn was allocated £1.83 million and Chapter One £3.06 million. Beacon Counselling Trust, which had been funded under the previous system, also received £1.64 million. NEXT.io reported that total prevention funding through 2028 increased by more than 56%, from £25.4 million to £39.7 million, after the additional organisations were included.
Why the sector should follow it
The distribution of statutory-levy-funded prevention work can influence the evidence base, public messaging and policy debate around gambling products and marketing. Operators and affiliates should monitor the organisations receiving funding and the work they undertake, while distinguishing funding decisions from any new legal restriction on advertising or acquisition.