The Guardian

• Inaction on gambling addiction will bring more grief, says bereaved mother

  23-5-2022 Magazines The Guardian 42

  Exclusive: government response to gambling deaths is ‘more of same system that killed Jack’, say parents of Jack Ritchie The mother of a young...

• 'Don't be silly': Couple recall moment they found out about £184m lottery win – video

  19-5-2022 Magazines The Guardian 91

  Joe and Jess Thwaite, who won £184,262,899.10 on EuroMillions – the UK’s biggest-ever lottery haul – say they initially thought it must have been...

• Gambler blows town’s whole Covid relief fund that appeared in his account

  18-5-2022 Magazines The Guardian 41

  Money should have gone to 463 low-income households but Japanese man received it all and commenced online casino spree A Japanese man who was...

• US sues casino mogul Steve Wynn to compel him to register as an agent of China

  18-5-2022 Magazines The Guardian 65

  Justice department says Wynn lobbied the Trump administration for China to protect his business interests in Macau The US Department of Justice...

• UK betting firms ‘must pay more’ to help high-risk gamblers

  15-5-2022 Magazines The Guardian 75

  Industry increases donations to charities, but campaigners say more money is needed to protect gamblers Britain’s gambling industry has more than...

• Americans have bet $125bn on sports in four years since legalization

  13-5-2022 Magazines The Guardian 54

  Gambling has been front and center of US sports since 2018 AGA says betting has generated $1.3bn in state and local taxes Two-thirds of 50...

• Hannah Walker: ‘Gambling addiction has nothing to do with someone’s character’

  12-5-2022 Magazines The Guardian 59

  When the performance artist realised her partner was hooked on gambling, it shook her world – and went on to inspire an ambitious new show Hannah...

• National lottery: regulator will ask court to enforce Allwyn licence award

  10-5-2022 Magazines The Guardian 53

  Critics say Gambling Commission’s move in legal row risks depriving good causes in UK of up to £800m The gambling regulator will ask a court to...

• The Bookies review – a collective gamble against stacked odds

  9-5-2022 Magazines The Guardian 33

  Dundee Rep The staff at a betting shop, and their sole punter, find their hands forced in this quirky escapist comedy Is it a sitcom? A Narnian...

• Revealed: betting giants lobbied UK government over proposed crackdown

  7-5-2022 Magazines The Guardian 51

  Documents show gambling firms warned Treasury officials against tightening up industry laws Some of Britain’s betting giants are revealed to have...

• Bosses at firm that won new National Lottery licence received 40% pay rise

  6-5-2022 Magazines The Guardian 50

  Top staff at Allwyn’s Czech-owned parent group were paid total of £10.3m for year’s work before defeating Camelot Senior staff at the Czech-owned...

• The crackdown on gambling ads is too little and too late for my husband | Annie Ashton

  20-4-2022 Magazines The Guardian 63

  A promised review into our outdated gambling laws has been repeatedly delayed. We need action before more lives are lost After my husband, Luke,...

• Online casinos face crackdown on exploiting gamblers’ superstitions

  19-4-2022 Magazines The Guardian 75

  Guardian understands advertising regulator is likely uphold complaint against firm’s claims about ‘hot or cold’ games Online casinos face a...

• Undocumented migrant fights to claim huge Belgian scratchcard win

  15-4-2022 Magazines The Guardian 63

  Algerian man must prove his identity before collecting €250,000 winnings but has no papers An Algerian migrant staying illegally in Belgium is...

• National lottery: Richard Desmond takes legal action over licence award

  15-4-2022 Magazines The Guardian 49

  Billionaire follows Camelot in high court bids to overturn decision to let Czech firm Allwyn run draw Companies owned by the billionaire Richard...