August 25 2017

A shocking week; gambling addiction increases, increased advertising promotes the addiction:

• Gambling addiction is a threat to society; curb the advertising
• The disease that is fixed odds betting terminals
• Gambling advertising needs regulating
• Surge in gambling advertising is putting children at risk
• 12% of young men have had gambling problems in the last 12-months
• Addiction to gambling increases massively

The following are all the links to the media coverage proving we’re not

making it up.

ps:  Does NOT include all the media coverage of violence and robberies in betting shops.  From memory there’s been about 5-6 incidents this week.

http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/843800/Gambling-addiction-public-health-charity

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/aug/19/a-stupid-gamble-on-evil-machines

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/children-exposed-to-huge-rise-in-gambling-adverts-brw78dqgc?shareToken=bb62ae56eba2f9d925c1dd9cc8a71def

http://www.christian.org.uk/news/surge-gambling-advertising-putting-children-risk/

https://www.bigissue.com/news/uk-400000-problem-gamblers-report-finds/

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/aug/24/problem-gamblers-uk-gambling-commission-report