Bydd yr aelodau'n ymwybodol o'r cyhoeddiad a wnaed y llynedd gan bum gweithredwr gamblo mawr eu bod am roi £100m arall o gyfraniadau gwirfoddol tuag at ymchwil, addysg a thriniaeth dros y pum mlynedd nesaf. Sefydlwyd Pwyllgor, wedi'i gadeirio gan yr Arglwydd Chadlington, i argymell sut y dylid defnyddio’r arian ychwanegol hwn. Cyhoeddodd y Pwyllgor ei adroddiad, a oedd yn cynnwys yr argymhelliad allweddol y dylid sefydlu elusen rhoi grantiau annibynnol newydd o’r enw ‘Action Against Gambling Harms’ ym mis Rhagfyr. Rydym yn disgwyl i'r elusen hon fod yn gwbl weithredol erbyn diwedd y flwyddyn ac rydym yn awyddus i sicrhau bod ymrwymiad y diwydiant i weithio gyda'r Llywodraeth, gan gynnwys y gweinyddiaethau datganoledig a phartïon perthnasol eraill, ar gyfeirio’r cyllid ychwanegol hwn yn cael ei fodloni.
Members will be aware of the announcement by 5 large gambling operators, made last year, to increase their voluntary research, education and treatment donations to an additional £100 million over the next 5 years. A committee chaired by Lord Chadlington was established to make recommendations on how these additional monies should be deployed. The committee published their report in December with the key recommendation being the establishment of a new independent grant giving charity, ‘Action Against Gambling Harms’. We expect this charity to be fully operational by the end of the year and are keen to ensure that the industry’s commitment to work with Government including the devolved administrations and other relevant parties on the direction of their additional funding is met.