The Guardian

• Online gamblers should prove they can afford losses, report finds

  4-8-2020 Magazines The Guardian 6

  Social Market Foundation will call for a £100-per-month ‘soft cap’ on online losses Online gamblers should not be able to lose more than £100 a...

• Are we creating a generation of problem gamblers?

  27-7-2020 Magazines The Guardian 42

  Children as young as 11 are becoming problem gamblers as apps and websites make betting easier than ever. Journalist Jenny Kleeman investigates...

• Betting giant GVC may regret its Turkish gamble despite the rewards

  21-7-2020 Magazines The Guardian 45

  HMRC’s expanded investigation could threaten its Nevada Gaming Commission licence renewal So much for the idea that GVC, owner of Ladbrokes and...

• HMRC widens investigation into Ladbrokes owner GVC

  21-7-2020 Magazines The Guardian 36

  Bookmaker’s shares fall after news about inquiry into former online business in Turkey GVC, the owner of Ladbrokes bookmakers, has revealed that...

• Centrica left it far too late to face up to its problems | Nils Pratley

  16-7-2020 Magazines The Guardian 36

  Earlier action by the British Gas owner to sort out the business might have spared 20,000 staff the risk of a ‘fire and rehire’ process So this...

• Lockdown sparked huge upsurge in UK problem gamblers seeking help

  16-7-2020 Magazines The Guardian 41

  Figures ‘first sign of storm’, says charity treating people with severe gambling disorders The coronavirus lockdown has triggered a huge upsurge...

• Casino firm Genting to cut more than 1,600 UK jobs

  16-7-2020 Magazines The Guardian 36

  Covid-19 restrictions blamed for move union calls ‘serious slap in face’ to workers Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus...

• Football shirt sponsorship ban for betting companies is 'obvious', says MP

  13-7-2020 Magazines The Guardian 69

  New Gambling Act could outlaw shirt deals later this year Carolyn Harris believes it ‘normalises’ gambling to children Banning betting...

• ‘My son was shaking, trying not to go online’: how the gambling industry got its claws into children

  11-7-2020 Magazines The Guardian 59

  As the NHS opens its first clinic for child addicts, families are counting the cost of Britain’s high-stakes betting problem In Jack Ritchie’s...

• Gambling charity urges UK banks to improve card blocking systems

  7-7-2020 Magazines The Guardian 96

  Bank card gambling blockers are not available on 40% of current accounts, says report An anti-gambling charity has called on banks to improve...

• Gambling regulation has gone 'horribly wrong', says Lord Grade

  2-7-2020 Magazines The Guardian 85

  Former TV boss leads Lords committee favouring radical reforms to curb problem betting The regulation of gambling has gone “horribly wrong” and...

• Government and watchdog ‘are totally failing problem gamblers’

  28-6-2020 Magazines The Guardian 108

  MPs say regulator is toothless and torpid and needs to focus on prevention of harm not treatment The government and the gambling watchdog have an...

• The game of life: Maria Konnikova on what she’s learned from poker

  27-6-2020 Magazines The Guardian 139

  Down on her luck and fearful for the future, the writer decided to chance her arm. She soon found it was the perfect gameplan People process...

• UK betting firms' move to redirect problem gambling funds raises concerns

  24-6-2020 Magazines The Guardian 97

  Rerouting of £100m shows industry has too much say on how money is spent, experts warn Betting firms’ surprise decision to redirect £100m of...

• Betway dispute highlights problem of punters gaining access to winnings

  22-6-2020 Magazines The Guardian 125

  Doug Shelley took legal action to access £108,000 winnings costing £10,000 before Betway eventually settled payment The obstacles that punters...