The UK Government has confirmed further delays to its long-awaited reform of gambling laws, prompting fears over lives being ruined through gambling addiction.

Countless lives are being ruined because of government inaction on gambling, a charity has warned, as it emerged a long-awaited whitepaper has been delayed by Minister for a second time.

gambling proposals before the NI Assembly are “devoid of ambition” and will do little to address massive gambling-related harms, a charity has said.

Women are increasingly at risk of gambling addiction and associated harms, a study has found, shedding new light on a problem that is traditionally associated with men.

Former gambling industry insiders are calling for gambling related harms to be given the same scrutiny as tobacco-related harms.

Almost 90,000 students trapped in gambling addiction are spending over £30 a week on their habit and skipping lectures and social event, a study shows.