November 24 2017

Shocking week; bookie taking bets on a murder; yes you heard it. Another suicide due to gambling problems. It can’t get worse.

• More young people bet on football than play it – SAD
• Does cricket have a gambling problem
• Another life claimed by gambling
• Paddy Power now taking bets on somebody being killed and how
• Bookie ties up with soccer game that kids play
• Are gambling profits the right way to fund charity
• Bookies on campaign trail with petition
• Bookies target Bradford’s impoverished inner city
• UK Gambling Commission & Competition and Markets Authority outline bookies must do better
• Bookies ban all winners, but never losers

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. 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-42019349

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p05n7ptz

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/morrisons-manager-who-hanged-himself-11535686

http://www.newsweek.com/will-kim-jong-un-be-assassinated-bookmaker-taking-bets-how-north-korean-leader-715929

https://www.casinopedia.org/news/kenyan-bookmaker-sportpesa-links-up-with-football-manager

https://inews.co.uk/essentials/news/uk/gibraltar-liberia-online-gambling-generates-billions-revenue-real-winners/?utm_content=buffer2d948&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

https://www.sbcnews.co.uk/latestnews/2017/11/21/400000-signatures-collected-back-local-bookie-campaign-gets-underway/

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/nov/21/councils-bookmakers-poor-fixed-odds-betting-terminals-planning-permission

https://calvinayre.com/2017/11/21/business/uk-online-gambling-strict-bonus-offer-rules/

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/ireland/bookmaker-wont-back-rule-change-dwtcmht3q