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With the 2020 Grand National at Aintree understandably cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Virtual Grand National takes its place. Usually an appetiser before the main event, the virtual version of the world-famous steeplechase takes centre stage on Saturday. Running for three years now the Virtual Grand National uses special technology to create a … Read more
Gambling addicts who search for help via iPhones get bombarded with adverts for betting firms instead The adverts are against Gambling Commission rules, which say ‘all marketing of gambling products must be undertaken in a socially responsible manner’ Betting firms claim they use technology to prevent vulnerable gamblers, including children, from seeing marketing that encourage … Read more
Clinical: Igor Tulchinsky, with ex-wife Valentina Some of the world’s most powerful hedge funds have placed bets against British businesses for the first time in years, The Mail on Sunday can reveal. Billionaire speculators who have launched bids to cash in on the stock market turmoil and looming recession in the UK include an investment … Read more
Children are so bombarded by gambling adverts that betting becomes ‘part of their everyday life’, major new study claims More than 95 per cent of children see gambling advertisements on television Eight out of ten of the young people are able to identify a list of gambling firms Researchers also found 41,000 children under 16 follow … Read more
More than 550,000 punters turn their backs on online betting as they use bank account gambling block Concerned gamblers are blocking themselves from their online banking Major banks offer customers an option to ‘block’ payments to gambling sites Gambling Commission believes there are 340,000 problem gamblers in Britain By Tom Witherow Business Correspondent For The … Read more
Britain’s gambling watchdog is failing to protect gamers from falling into addiction, the government spending watchdog warns today. In a damning report, the National Audit Office (NAO) said the Gambling Commission is not big enough to tame the £11billion industry in the UK. The ‘small regulator’ only has a £19million budget to tackle a ‘dynamic’ … Read more