Betting firms’ surprise decision to redirect £100m of funds for tackling problem gambling proves the industry has too much influence on how the money is spent, politicians and leading addiction experts have warned. Bet365, the Ladbrokes owner GVC, William Hill, Flutter and SkyBet pledged the cash in July last year, a move widely seen as
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The obstacles that punters sometimes need to overcome before they can withdraw their winnings – or even their initial stake for a winning bet – from an online bookmaker have featured in this column with some regularity. The story of Doug Shelley, a businessman from the north east who had been trying to withdraw £108,000
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The NHS England director of mental health has warned betting companies not to exploit the return of televised football with “reckless” advertising campaigns that could cause more problem gambling while health service resources are stretched responding to the Covid-19 pandemic. Claire Murdoch, who has overseen the establishment of 14 clinics across the country to treat
Government-imposed cuts to the amount of money gamblers can stake on betting machines has led to a near-40% reduction in police callouts to bookies to deal with customers becoming violent after losing money. Police callouts fell by 38% following legislation last year that slashed the highest possible bet on fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs) from £100
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Gambling adverts should be banned, an influential group of more than 50 MPs and peers has concluded in a report that calls for the biggest shake-up of Britain’s gambling laws in more than a decade. MPs who have spent a year gathering evidence on gambling-related harm will on Tuesday publish proposals that could shape a
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Gambling welfare campaigners have warned of a potential “frenzy” in betting on football when the Premier League and Championship restart, with all 92 remaining top-flight games televised live to supporters still largely in lockdown. Betting companies are expected to resume sustained advertising and marketing, particularly via the apps on which people have accounts to gamble
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More than 100 MPs have written to the prime minister to warn of thousands of redundancies in the amusement arcade industry, after the government decided at the last minute to prevent them from reopening on Monday. The UK’s 3,000 adult gaming centres (AGCs), which feature betting machines with a maximum £2 stake, were expecting to
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William Hill has said its revenues more than halved during the coronavirus lockdown, as the betting company prepares for a staged reopening of its shops. The bookmaker reported a 57% fall in revenues in the seven weeks to 28 April. It said online betting revenues were also down by a fifth during the same period,