Tens of thousands of children are being lured into gambling thanks to the social media feeds of betting companies, an investigation has found.
This week further calls were made for Derby County and Wayne Rooney to reconsider their sponsorship deal with gambling firm 32Red.
Today it was revealed that there has been a 5000% increase in the numbers of complaints to gambling companies in Britain over the last few years.
With the new football season getting underway tonight, the scale of gambling advertising across England’s top two leagues has been revealed.
This week, former England captain Wayne Rooney caused controversy by signing a new deal with Derby County which involves him taking millions in pay while promoting an online casino.
One of the UK’s largest bookmakers has been fined nearly £6m after they were found to have failed vulnerable customers and anti-money laundering measures.
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