The Guardian
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Australia's unshakable gambling addiction, in numbers and charts – video
Australia is addicted to gambling. The profits of pokies first and most obviously flow to the casinos, pubs and clubs that own licences to run...
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Cop 27’s climate anticlimax: inside the 25 November Guardian Weekly
A hot air summit? Plus: Russia’s sanction-free diamonds. Get the Guardian Weekly magazine delivered to your home address Cop27 ended in a...
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Game, set, bankrupt: how an addiction to gambling on tennis lost me £40,000
The UK gambling industry is worth billions, with 5% of customers responsible for 70% of that revenue. That includes me – after my addiction...
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Revealed: star football pundits promote World Cup gambling despite ban
Spirit of rules on use of celebrities in advertising is being ignored, claims charity supporting victims of gambling addiction Football pundits...
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Brentford’s Ivan Toney charged over 232 alleged breaches of betting rules
Alleged breaches between February 2017 and January 2021 The 26-year-old last week admitted he was assisting the FA Ivan Toney could be banned...
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Australia’s gambling addiction: can politics finally stop the money wheel turning?
The $25bn lost on gambling annually comes mostly from those who can least afford it, but repeated attempts at policy reform have foundered. In the...
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What would I do if I won $1.9bn? Make life a misery for the man who bought the house next door
What’s the point of being filthy rich if you can’t be petty? If I ever do scoop the US’s Powerball jackpot, my nemesis will learn to fear my...
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Players to wear yellow laces in support of ban on gambling adverts in football
FA Cup games among those to see the Big Step on-pitch protest Footballers will wear yellow laces to help press for action British footballers...
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Jimmy Thomas obituary
My father, Jimmy Thomas, who has died aged 88, loved a scrap. In the course of his work in the casino and gambling industry, he would go up...
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‘Stop promoting them’: victims call for football to end tragic link with gambling
Campaign to end advertising in the sport organising walk in memory of loved ones lost to gambling-related suicides Kimberly Wadsworth was 32 when...
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How UK gambling safeguards fail to defend online punters
An Observer investigation finds Stake.com, the Australian sponsor of Everton, could be benefiting from weak controls designed to prevent British...
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It’s not just bookies that have a stake in football betting – it’s the clubs too | Annie Ashton
It’s a kick in the teeth for me, having lost my husband to addiction, to find out English clubs are profiting from gambling “It matters more when...
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Revealed: Football League clubs taking cut of gamblers’ losses with SkyBet
Document shows 72 ‘affiliates’ were entitled to ‘share of losses’ Premier League clubs urged to reveal if they have similar deals English...
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Betfred fined almost £2.9m over gambling safety check failings
Gambling Commission says firm failed to protect customers, with one gambler losing £70,000 in 10 hours The bookmaker Betfred has been fined...
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Is California’s gambling war the priciest campaign in US history? You bet
Efforts to legalize sports betting have sparked a $400m battle – and left voters scratching their heads The campaign that could bring legalized...