Written Question·Department for Culture, Media and Sport·UIN 89874

Gaming: Disadvantaged

Tabled: 11 November 2025
Answered: 19 November 2025

Question

Alex Ballinger

LabourHalesowen

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of adult gaming centres on trends in the level of gambling harms in deprived areas .

Answer

Ian Murray
We do not hold official data on the relationship between deprivation and participation in gambling at adult gaming centres. As part of the Pride in Place Strategy, published on 25 September, the Government reaffirmed its commitment to introducing cumulati...

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