<p>Excessive Gambling</p>

Part of 1. 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 1:57 pm on 27 June 2017.

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Photo of Mr Simon Thomas Mr Simon Thomas Plaid Cymru 1:57, 27 June 2017

(Translated)

Thank you, First Minister. Although you say that gambling itself isn’t devolved, the impacts certainly are devolved—in health, mental health and the economy—and run into tens of millions of pounds in terms of their impact in Wales annually. There is some devolution happening around the fixed-odds machines, and there will be more demand for the Welsh Government to respond to this challenge. What are you likely to do over the next year or two to ensure that independent research—research that isn’t reliant on the gambling industry itself—is available to you as a Government to ensure that you measure the impact of gambling appropriately and accurately on our communities?