GambleAware reports positive NGTS Scotland & Wales results Share
National Gambling Treatment Service’ (
NGTS) facilities across
ViewitUK – as GambleAware aims to provide stakeholders with a regional view of NGTS developments.
In Scotland, the NGTS treated a total of 295 individuals – 77% of whom were male – between 2019 and 2020, as 90% of participants demonstrated an improved ‘
Problem Gambling Severity Index’ (PGSI) score – the scale used to measure the severity of an individual’s gambling disorder.
Effective NGTS treatment saw over half (54%) of Scottish participants classified as ‘problem gamblers’ no longer registered in the category by the end of treatment.
Furthermore, 66% of Scottish participants recorded an improved ‘
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Last October, NSW Customer Service Minister Victor Dominello proposed revolutionary reforms to liquor and gaming laws that he oversees.
One of the most controversial elements of the proposal was a plan to transition pokie players from dropping the odd pineapple on the slots to having to register and pre-load money onto regulated, cashless cards that would be linked to the gamblerâs identity.
The idea was that such a card would help curb the activities of problem gamblers â with the added factor it might also stem money laundering in gambling venues.
On February 9, the liquor and gaming laws and their potential reform were shoved into the spotlight as former Supreme Court judge Patricia Bergin handed down a report that followed an 18-month inquiry into Crown Resorts, which exposed allegations of money laundering. In her comments to the Independent Liquor and Gaming Authority, she said such a card could be a âpowerful mechanism