Dr. Ciara Reynolds:

I thank the Deputy for that question. In terms of the protections that can be created for both offline and online gambling, a number of different approaches can be taken to prevent things like chasing losses. Limits can be set to stakes and prices, particularly in respect of electronic gaming machines. There are a whole host of protection measures that have not been explored, such as affordability checks. The use of financial data and industry data, if that is available, can also be very useful in order to highlight those who may be at risk of gambling-related harms as well as the development of algorithms to identify these people earlier.