This is my take on the whole situation.
The day before all this stuff about problem gambling started appearing on the BBC site they did a lot of coverage on thousands of people falling into debt in the UK. I believe there is a fear that with so many people getting into financial trouble that things might start coming undone soon (I have always thought they would but it looks like it is taking longer then I had imagined).
At the same time as everyone getting into lots of debt through credit cards, poker + gambling has grown immensly. Therefore exaserbating the problem.
I think that you will see a lot more coverage on different reasons why we are in debt over the next few weeks. I also think that another reason for the stories is because of the announcement about the Super Casino’s that will be appearing in the UK.
I fail to understand how a bundle of super casino’s will help any community? … ohhh it creates employment… How stupid of me.
To some up… I have read a bunch of articles by the BBC relating to gambling and Poker and I find a lot of their information a little lacking. It seems as if they do not talk to enough varying people about the situation and do not have an indepth enough knowledge about how it all really works.
just my 2 centimes.