Claim: Licensed gambling has grown 57% over the last decade.
Fact-check: Gambling spend down since 2008 on average - Full Fact
Verdict: gambling yield has grown 57% over the last decade if you exclude the national lottery. including the national lottery it has grown 40%. however, this growth is largely due to the changes in how online gambling is classified. this growth doesn't necessarily mean people are gambling more.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Abbas Panjwani
Date published: 2020-03-05T00:00:00