• 117 to 496gambling-related suicides in England every year, according to a 2023 Office for Health Improvement and Disparities report

• 2.5% of GB adults are suffering “problem gambling”

• 9.1% of GB 18-24-year-olds who gamble suffer “problem gambling”

• 44% of people suffering “problem gambling” are classified as at “high risk of suicidal behaviour”

• 190,000 GB children suffering from or at risk of “problem gambling”

• 86%ofgross online betting profits come from just 5% of customers

• 20% of the UK population is directly or indirectly harmed by gambling

• 1 in 4gamblers are at substantially higher risk of suffering serious harm

• 6x online slots have a six times higher “problem gambling” rate than other products

• 35% increase in mortality rate associated with heavy gambling

• 78% of people engaging with micro sports (“in play”) betting suffer “problem gambling”, according to this study

• £15.1 billiongross annual profit for the gambling industry

• £1.5 billionspent by the industry onadvertisingeach year

• 35% of people suffering “problem gambling” receive daily incentives to gamble, compared to 4% of those not suffering gambling harm

• 15 xpeople suffering from gambling disorder are 15 times more likely to take their lives, according to research from Sweden

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Gambling with Lives does not use stigmatising terminology such as “problem gambler”. However even though “addiction” and “addicted” have the widest public usage, we must refer to “problem gambling” when referring to scores of 8+ on the Problem Gambling Severity Index (PGSI) to comply with Gambling Commission guidelines. We are doing this to ensure the debate focuses on the high scale of harm revealed and not the terminology used.