"Online people feel anonymous and disinhibited, " says Prof Mark Griffiths, director of the International Gaming Research Unit at Nottingham Trent University.

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"It's not going to do much for family relations, " Prof Mark Griffiths, a gambling and addictions expert at Nottingham Trent University told the BBC.

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Professor Mark Griffiths, from Nottingham Trent University's International Gaming Research Unit and a contributor to the BMA report, added he was particularly worried about "remote gambling" via the internet, mobile phones and TV.

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