The statistics come from the charity’s Annual Treatment and Support Survey, which has also brought the notes of worry from the established gambling care regulator.

GambleAware concerned of rising gambling harm figures

The organization works with the National Health Service and ministers, with no input from the gambling industry, save donations made to keep the charity running. The UK Charity Commission governs it, the overseer of all registered charities in Britain.

This morning, we published our annual Treatment and Support Survey by YouGov which examines the use of and demand for advice, support, and treatment among people who gamble and those affected by someone else’s gambling in Great Britain

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The Annual Treatment and Support Survey for 2025 is part of a routine reporting process that examines key metrics in the gambling sector regarding its impact on consumers and their wider social circle.

YouGov, the international reportage and analytics technology group, has helped GambleAware publish this key survey for the past five years.

Kate Gosschalk, YouGov Associate Director, said: “We are pleased to share the findings from the latest annual Treatment and Support Survey, a substantial online survey of around 18,000 people in addition to interviews with those who gamble.”

Key topics and takeaways from the GambeAware survey

The key topics covered include an annual appraisal of gambling advertising, different forms of gambling, and those who have recently started gambling, and the impact that this recreational activity has on their financial, emotional, and well-being situation.

The UK National Lottery is also scrutinized, as is the perception of prize draws and charity lotteries, in addition to online and traditional physical gambling stores.

Treatment is also a key focus of the yearly survey, with GambleAware taking special interest in the usage and demand of treatment and support advice for those who gamble or are impacted by a gambler close to them.

The survey showed that 1 in 3 (30%) adults who gamble and are experiencing any risk of problems are seeking professional treatment, support, or advice, compared to the same metric of 1 in 5 (17%) in 2020.

“While it is encouraging that more people have sought help, this rise may also point to a growing public health crisis. We are increasingly alarmed by how gambling is being normalised and how frequently people—especially young people—are exposed to gambling across Great Britain,” said Zoë Osmond OBE, CEO of GambleAware.

As we reported, GambleAware has launched a new app called the GambleAware Support Tool to help gamblers, primarily young gamblers, find ways to cut down or stop.

We shared our new GambleAware Support Tool with the Lived Experience Council to learn how it could’ve helped them.

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Alexia Clifford, GambleAware’s Chief Communications Officer, said, “Whether individuals want to reduce, manage or stay gamble-free, the GambleAware Support Tool is here every step of your journey.”

Personal impact shown by the report

There has, says the survey, been a 2% jump in figures of those who are in the blast radius of someone with a gambling issue. The percentage equates to 4,3 million UK residents and the report showed that 2 million children could be in a home or personal situation with someone with a gambling issue.

According to the survey, children are also exposed to more mixed media that promotes gambling, with the survey highlighting that those who took part urged for more restrictions on gambling advertising in formats popular with children. 91% of those canvased supported a ban on gambling advertising on TV and in video games, and 90% agreed with a ban on social media.

The golden arches of McDonald’s were also mentioned by the report with the popular McDonald’s Monopoly being seen as an influence on those who could be at risk of harm from gambling.

The figures presented that more than a quarter (27%) of gamblers are estimated to be experiencing risk of developing gambling problems from the influence of prize draws, and around 1 in 9 (11%) are experiencing a form of ‘problem gambling.

Osmond added that there is a requirement for urgent preventative action to reverse the trend in upward figures.

The CEO said, “This must include tougher regulation of gambling advertising to stop gambling being portrayed as ‘harmless fun’. There should also be mandatory health warnings on all gambling ads, stricter controls on digital and social media marketing , and a full ban on gambling promotion in stadiums and sports venues to protect children and young people from harm.”

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Major carriers, including Hapag-Lloyd, announced plans to increase shipping rates for a 40-foot container between China and West Coast ports to $6,500 from $3,500, beginning June 1, according to several companies that will be hit by the hike. 

With so many ships setting off from China to the US, there is concern that the supply chain will get backed up. ALEX PLAVEVSKI/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock

The cost for shipping to East Coast ports will rise to $7,500 from $4,500, the sources added.

The increase “will squeeze profit margins and it will result in higher prices for consumers,” said Jay Foreman, CEO of Florida-based toy company Basic Fun, which makes Tonka Trucks.

Typically, shipping represents about 3% of a manufacturer’s cost of goods, according to Foreman, who estimates that the rate increase will double what it costs Basic Fun to ship its toys.

The ports in China are full to capacity. ALEX PLAVEVSKI/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock

Walmart has already warned that tariffs will result in higher consumer prices even as President Trump warned the discount retailer “eat the tariffs.”

Another shipping rate hike to as much as $8,500 per container is expected by June 15, according to a Journal of Commerce report.

The carriers were accused of gouging to make up for lost revenue after US companies curtailed shipments to avoid paying the 145% tariff imposed on China imports by President Trump last month. 

The White House and Beijing reached a trade truce on May 12 that reduces the tariffs to 30% until August 10. 

“The ocean carriers are taking advantage of the back-log of shipments” that were left at Chinese ports or factories, Lou Lentine, chief executive of fitness equipment maker, Echelon, told The Post.

Importers, including fitness equipment maker Echelon will be facing huge shipping costs by June 1. Echelon

Lentine said his freight company told him to expect to pay $6,000 — twice as much to fill up a container with Echelon’s treadmills and other equipment that are made in China and Vietnam.

“It’s a lot,” Lentine said, adding, “We have to ship goods. We have no way around it.”

Even though most importers have negotiated fixed shipping rates, the carriers can slap them with “add-on” fees for peak season surcharges or spot rate increases when volume surges.

“Some of the Chinese ports are full, so they have to get freight out of the country,” said customs broker Bobby Shoule of JW Hampton Jr. & Co., a 160-year old logistics company in Jamaica, Queens.

The major shipping companies have warned about rate increases starting on June 1. Getty Images

The proposed rate hikes, announced last week, could possibly be negotiated down by major companies like Home Depot, he added. 

But smaller businesses don’t have the same leverage.  

“We have no choice but to pay this,” Foreman complained.

“There are no controls or regulations that limit how much these shipping companies can charge.”

Basic Fun makes the iconic Tonka truck in factories in China. WireImage for Fathom Communications

The prices for containers are far below what was being charged during the pandemic. They soared to more than $20,000 in 2021.

But the logjam that is expected at the ports in the coming weeks could strain the supply chain to levels not seen since those dark days, Shoule predicted.

The ports are already behind schedule by seven to 10 days, which is how long it’s taking to get containers onto the rail system, he said.

US ports are already experiencing delays in moving containers out of the ports onto rail cars. Getty Images

“Once the glut of ships that have been sitting at all the ports in China get loaded up and start moving across the Pacific, the knock on effects will start to kick in,” Foreman also warned.

“These include too many boats hitting the West Coast ports at one time, too many container boxes being out of place, [and a] lag of boats getting back to China to pick up the next waves of product flow for the back half of the year.” 

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