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Motions and Amendments for future Debate

Motions tabled on 26 February 2015

NNDM5712

Mick Antoniw
Jocelyn Davies
Aled Roberts
Nick Ramsay

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

1.       Recognises that online technology together with intense advertising has fuelled the growth of gambling in Wales and notes that:

a)      gambling is available to the entire population of Wales 24/7;

b)      gambling can become a socially damaging addiction, contributing to poverty, health and social problems;

c)       early identification and support is essential if addiction is to be avoided;

d)      the growth in online gambling and fixed-odds betting machines has turned gambling in the UK into a multi-billion pound industry; and

e)      the regulatory environment in which gambling takes place is relatively light-touch.

2.       Calls on the Welsh Government to:

a)      develop and implement a strategy to tackle the social and health consequences of gambling;

b)      engage with the UK Government to discuss the devolution of greater powers over the licensing of gaming machines; and

c)       engage with the gambling industry and the Responsible Gambling Trust  to ensure that an appropriate proportion of funding is spent in Wales to tackle issues around gambling addiction.