The gambling harm prevention charity, GambleAware has published details of its donations for the year 2020-2021 ending 31 March 2021.
The charity revealed that the voluntary donations have risen 47% compared to last year. In 2019-20, the charity had received £10.05m. However, this year it received a total of £19m ($26m) in voluntary donations.
As per the organization, Entain, William Hill, Flutter and Bet365 have committed to donating £100m to GambleAware over the next five years, which itself combines to £15.4m per year.
As per Gambling Insider, GambleAware CEO Zoë Osmond said: “This growth in donations is the largest we’ve seen year on year driven largely as a result of the commitment by the “Big Four”. This will enable us to continue and expand our work to ensure evidence-informed services are developed according to need within a robust and accountable system.”
He added: “It is estimated that two million adults in Great Britain are experiencing some level of gambling harm, and research published this year indicated that more than one in three people with a gambling disorder have not accessed any support or treatment.”