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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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Peter Shilton's wife on gambling strugglePeter Shilton, former England goalkeeper, is known for his 30-year sporting career but his 45-year gambling addiction is less known.
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Problem gambling rise in Scotland
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NI gambling reform bill becomes 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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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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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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Parents vie for gambling law reforms after son's tragic deathThe parents of a 24-year-old man who took his own life after struggling with gambling addiction hope an inquest into his death will inspire faster reform of Britain's permissive laws.
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NI betting industry should be subject to legal duty of carePress release: For immediate release, 15.02.22
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