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Chinese gaming shares fall as regulators announce new proposals
Measures include spending limits for online games and ban on rewarding players for logging in each day China’s $45bn (£31.3bn) gaming industry...
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Premier League’s plan to scrap betting ads on shirts will have ‘minimal effect’
MPs say children will still face ‘bombardment’ of gambling promotions elsewhere when watching football The Premier League’s pledge to scrap...
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Only one in 200 problem gamblers in England get specialist treatment
Government agency say that 1.6 million addicts could benefit from help as charities claim planned statutory levy on industry is inadequate Only...
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Jette Nygaard-Andersen steps down as boss of betting group Entain
Chief executive of firm that owns Coral and Ladbrokes quits after it agreed £600m settlement following inquiry into alleged bribery The chief...
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CBT instead of Viagra? That won’t last for long | Brief letters
Cognitive behavioural therapy | Cutting down on mental maths | A break from gambling ads | Wound up in Winchester So, the National Institute for...
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Betting firm Flutter to list on New York stock exchange in January
Company formerly known as Paddy Power Betfair will keep premium listing in London for now The betting firm Flutter said on Friday that it was...
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Gambling causes too much harm to be left to the NT to regulate. It’s time for a national watchdog | Tony Robinson
An Australian regulator with effective powers and a clear mandate is needed now more than ever There are some industries where the risk to...
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Brexit-backer Richard Desmond invokes EU law to sue Gambling Commission
Ex-Express owner is expected to claim regulator made errors during bidding war for national lottery contract Richard Desmond, the Brexit-backing...
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‘There’s no limit’: one congressman’s solitary crusade to rein in sports betting
Democrat Paul Tonko is pushing to halt a ‘public health crisis’ from engulfing the country – starting with a nationwide ban on ads As Las Vegas...
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‘We’re killing the youth of America’: calls for crackdown on gambling
Worries that gambling addiction has spiked in the US as legal sports betting booms have led to calls for increased regulation The United States...
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Record revenues at UK gambling firms amid rise of online slot machines
Industry takings top £15bn as government considers curbs on online slots due to association with addiction Gambling firms are raking in more...
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Tory MP who chided gambling regulator received £8,000 from betting industry
Hospitality and payments Craig Whittaker has accepted include Madonna tickets worth £2,000 from the Betting & Gaming Council A Tory MP who...
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Ladbrokes and Coral owner to pay £585m to settle HMRC bribery inquiry
Gambling giant Entain reaches deal over past practice at company it owned in Turkey The owner of Ladbrokes and Coral has agreed to pay almost...
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Regulator finds UK problem gambling rates may be eight times higher than thought
Gambling Commission’s new figures suggest as many as 1.3 million adults in Great Britain suffer from problem Rates of problem gambling may be...
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Young adults taking worrying gambling risks, according to new research
Almost half risked more than they could afford Two-thirds not spoken to anyone over concerns Nearly half of all gamblers between the ages of...