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Specialist face-to-face NHS treatment for gambling addiction has only been available in London but is being made available across the country as part of the new strategy, NHS England said. Gambling Health Children news. The clinic will open as part of a new network of services for addicts being rolled out as part of the NHS Long Term Plan. There are 55, children classed as having a gambling problem in Britain, according to the Gambling Commission , which also found that , are gambling regularly β more than those who have taken drugs, drunk alcohol or smoked. Most popular.{/INSERTKEYS}{/PARAGRAPH} The move was welcomed by Carolyn Harris, the Labour MP for Swansea East, who said attitudes around problem gambling was at last shifting. {PARAGRAPH}{INSERTKEYS}The first NHS gambling clinic for children is opening amid growing concern that the rise of online gaming sites and targeted adverts is fuelling a problem among young people. But the industry really needs to be chastised for their open and blatant exploitation of gambling addicts of all ages. Reuse this content. Hundreds of thousands of people in England have a serious problem with gambling, with an additional 2 million at risk of developing a disorder. The National Problem Gambling Clinic in London will also offer specialist help for children and young people aged 13 to Topics NHS. However, Liz Ritchie from Gambling with Lives, a charity set up by families bereaved by gambling-related suicide said that while the organisation supported the plans it was not enough. Increased voluntary contributions proposed by some gambling companies will not provide the sustained independent funding needed by the NHS.