Coroner criticises Betfair for failing to act before man’s suicide
Gambling disorder cited as a contributory cause in the death of Luke Ashton, who was not identified as a high-risk customer A coroner has criticised a betting operator for failing to intervene over a high volume of bets made by a problem gambler before he took his own life, the first verdict of its kind. Luke Ashton killed himself in April 2021 after suffering from a pervasive gambling problem, an inquest in Leicester heard. Continue reading...
