According to sources in the gambling harms sector, multiple gambling charities are teetering on the brink of collapse despite the statutory levy for research, education and treatment having already been collected from operators at the beginning of this month.
It comes after years of warnings, including by senior figures in the sector, that the current situation was a major risk of the statutory levy reforms.
Mark Potter, co-managing director of compliance specialist IC360, told NEXT.io: “They’re miles away from being ready. For me, the biggest issue is if they are actively defunding the current providers and they’re not ready to launch the new providers, that leaves a large gap — and problem gambling doesn’t go away.”
