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For example, there has been much publicity around Fixed Odds Betting Terminals (FOBTs), the increased availability of internet gambling sites, the rise of internet poker and the increase in advertising expenditure within the UK gambling industry.

Gambling has been continually in the news and the new Gambling Act —which reached its full enactment milestone this past September 1st—has stimulated much controversy and criticism.

Politicians and lobby groups often base their platforms on "common" knowledge about the (presumed) evils or benefits of gambling, but a report like the Survey is a much better reflection of reality, since it is based on actual studies of the general population; their gambling experiences and their attitudes towards it.

Given this, we thought a quick tour through the document would be worthwhile.

The BGPS07 is divided into an introduction, five areas of focus, each comprising a chapter of the document, and the Appendices which provide supporting material for the preceding chapters.

We'll leave the Introduction and Appendix material for the interested reader to pursue on their own while we tackle the five main chapters.

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