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CARE urges govt to back gambling levyPress release | The UK Government will fail in its duty of care if it does not back a statutory levy on betting companies, campaigners warn, as MPs are set to debate…
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'Gambling as addictive as heroin'
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Gambling ads on strips to be banned
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Call for mandatory betting levyCampaigners are calling for a statutory levy on the betting industry amid fears companies are not doing enough to protect at-risk punters.
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Problem gambling rise in Scotland
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NI gambling reform bill becomes lawA bill designed to bring stricter regulation of gambling in Northern Ireland has received Royal Assent, meaning it has officially become law.
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Government inaction is failing vulnerable Brits caught in gambling epidemicThe UK Government is failing the most vulnerable by consistently delaying action to reign in Britain's permissive gambling laws, campaigners say.
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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 companiesA 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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