Britain leads the world in online gambling. In 2022, the value of the online gambling industry in Britain was £6.4 billion, more than any other country in the world. The growth of online gambling in Britain has been driven by several factors, including the increasing popularity of smartphones, the availability of high-speed Internet, and the government’s relatively light regulation of the...
A year-long delay to reform will lead to more gambling addicts dying; the government has warned, as experts called the proposals published on Thursday a “missed opportunity”. The Department for Culture, Media and Sport has published a 268-page white paper that changed existing regulations, which pre-dated 24-hour casino games and sports betting in every smartphone pocket. The content...
Kimberly Wadsworth was 32 when she took her own life in 2018. The passionate Leeds fan who worked in marketing was a gambling addict. Having begun on the fixed-odds betting terminals found in any high-street bookmaker she had graduated to online casinos. There she was plied with “free” bets and gained VIP status from the companies she gambled with. They incentivised her to keep playing even when...