Gamble Aware has stressed the need to break down barriers after publishing research that discovered a “higher prevalence of gambling harms amongst minority groups”.
The study from Ipsos UK and ClearView Research, supported by the University of Manchester, highlights the discovery of a higher rate of problem gambling among those sections of society.
Despite it being found that those from minority groups were less likely to have gambled in the past four weeks than white British majority groups (31 per cent versus 48 per cent ), the research suggests that they are twice as likely to be experiencing any level of gambling harm (42 per cent versus 20 per cent).
It was also found that among people from a minority background, those experiencing any form of gambling harm are also more likely to have experienced discrimination in public, compared to those not experiencing harms (48 per cent versus 32 per cent).
The study from Ipsos UK and ClearView Research, supported by the University of Manchester, highlights the discovery of a higher rate of problem gambling among those sections of society.
Despite it being found that those from minority groups were less likely to have gambled in the past four weeks than white British majority groups (31 per cent versus 48 per cent ), the research suggests that they are twice as likely to be experiencing any level of gambling harm (42 per cent versus 20 per cent).
It was also found that among people from a minority background, those experiencing any form of gambling harm are also more likely to have experienced discrimination in public, compared to those not experiencing harms (48 per cent versus 32 per cent).
