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Campaign for Fairer Gambling report claims betting ‘had the effect of reducing economic activity by £1.3bn per year’

Largest survey of its kind shows estimated 2.5% of adults have struggled with problem gambling

WESTMINSTER MPs and parties benefited from over £100,000 in gifts and donations from the gambling industry in the past year...

GambleAware signals collision course with industry as charity brands current warnings ‘inadequate’

Call for stricter rules for betting firms to stop use of promotions with references to popular culture that appeal to under-18s

Government agency say that 1.6 million people could benefit from help as charities claim planned statutory levy on industry is inadequate

Hospitality and payments Craig Whittaker has accepted include Madonna tickets worth £2,000 from the Betting & Gaming Council

The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan described it as a ‘sombre but inspiring day’.

Peer raises concern about Betting & Gaming Council’s reliability before CEO faces questioning from MPs

Nearly two decades after New Labour revolutionised the gambling industry, millions of lives are being harmed for industry profits

For years the gambling industry was the wild west; an unregulated frontier that profited from pain and addiction. Now the government has promised to clean up betting and gaming. But many are eager for more to be done, writes Sarah Ingram, particularly those who nearly lost everything to it