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We need urgent action to protect next generation from 'inescapable' gambling – now
We need urgent action to protect next generation from 'inescapable' gambling – now
Anyone can now access a 24 hour casino on their phone. But gambling can be addictive and gambling harms can affect anyone
More than 1.5 million children affected by 'problem gambling', report finds: 'It can affect anyone'
More than 1.5 million children affected by 'problem gambling', report finds: 'It can affect anyone'
I took out loans and maxed out credit cards to fund my gambling addiction. I ended up homeless
I took out loans and maxed out credit cards to fund my gambling addiction. I ended up homeless
Premier League clubs step up gambling sponsorship on front of shirts ahead of ban: 'It's shameful'
Premier League clubs step up gambling sponsorship on front of shirts ahead of ban: 'It's shameful'
Tory election betting scandal is grim – but vulnerable people are gambling's real victims
Tory election betting scandal is grim – but vulnerable people are gambling's real victims
Palestine, renting and child poverty: What is – and isn't – in Labour's general election manifesto
Palestine, renting and child poverty: What is – and isn't – in Labour's general election manifesto
Gambling should carry a public health warning like cigarettes to prevent suicides
Gambling should carry a public health warning like cigarettes to prevent suicides
Joshua Luke Smith: Meet the rapper helping prisoners process their past through poetry
Joshua Luke Smith: Meet the rapper helping prisoners process their past through poetry
A reader writes: gambling companies target the most vulnerable
A reader writes: gambling companies target the most vulnerable
Betting shops are taking over this town. But the locals are fighting back
Betting shops are taking over this town. But the locals are fighting back
Qatar World Cup: Experts share how to spot the warning signs of gambling addiction
Qatar World Cup: Experts share how to spot the warning signs of gambling addiction
I’m an NHS psychiatrist – this is my advice to football fans who gamble during the World Cup
I’m an NHS psychiatrist – this is my advice to football fans who gamble during the World Cup
Meet the former gambling addicts fighting to get betting ads kicked out of football
Meet the former gambling addicts fighting to get betting ads kicked out of football
When the gambling industry realised women were potential customers, it reeled them in
When the gambling industry realised women were potential customers, it reeled them in
Revamp the National Lottery to address savings deficit, says think tank
Revamp the National Lottery to address savings deficit, says think tank
Gambling firms to pay £60m to help addicts after missing target
Gambling firms to pay £60m to help addicts after missing target
Barclays is now letting customers block payments to gambling companies
Barclays is now letting customers block payments to gambling companies
Bookies will pocket £4bn over delay on fixed-odds betting restrictions
Bookies will pocket £4bn over delay on fixed-odds betting restrictions
Labour mulls gambling tax to pay for addiction treatment
Labour mulls gambling tax to pay for addiction treatment
Jimmy McGovern: "FOBTs should not be on our high streets"
Jimmy McGovern: "FOBTs should not be on our high streets"
General Election 2017: Labour pledges crackdown on FOBT machines
General Election 2017: Labour pledges crackdown on FOBT machines
Gambling addiction: When the odds are stacked against you
Gambling addiction: When the odds are stacked against you
Chelsea FC Commissions Gambling Experts to Educate Young Players