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'Gambling as addictive as heroin'The parents of a young man who took his own life after struggling with gambling addiction have called for the dangers of betting to be properly recognised.
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Gambling ads on strips to be bannedNew gambling rules will ban betting logos from being displayed on football shirts and impose a maximum stake for online casinos, according to The Times.
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Call for mandatory betting levy
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Problem gambling rise in ScotlandThe number of people in Scotland seeking help for problem gambling rose sharply during the pandemic, new analysis shows.
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NI gambling reform bill becomes law
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Heartbroken widow decries prevalence of gambling ads in UK societyThe widow of a man who died after developing a chronic gambling addiction has hit out at Britain's permissive approach to betting adverts.
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Betting ads featuring sports celebs to be banned in UKBetting companies in the UK are to be banned from using top-flight footballers and other sports personalities in their adverts under new plans designed to help problem gamblers.
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Senior Tory hits out at 'arrogant' betting companies
A senior Conservative politician has hit out at "arrogant" betting companies and called for the introduction of a new Gambling Act "fit for the new digital age".
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Govt urged not to bow to pressure from predatory gambling industryPress Release | CARE has urged the UK Government not to “kowtow” to betting industry lobbying designed to “hole plans for gambling reform below the waterline”.
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Paul Merson: ‘we have to look again at gambling’s relationship with football’
Paul Merson, former England and Arsenal footballer, has spoken out against the gambling industry’s heavy use of advertisements during sports games, and criticised players and managers who appear in betting ads.
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Bereaved parents of gambling addict slam UK Govt inactionThe parents of a young man who tragically took his own life after becoming addicted to gambling have strongly criticised the UK Government for failing to regulate the "predatory" betting industry.
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MP’s receive £100k worth of gifts from gambling firms ahead of gambling law review. More than 30 MPs received gifts totalling more than £100k from various gambling agencies ahead of a landmark review of UK gambling laws, it has emerged.
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