Cash lost to betting machines fell by nearly HALF last year – following the introduction of a £2 maximum stake Players used to be able to bet up to £300 per minute on the machines The latest figures, released by the Gambling Commission, shows the scale of the victory achieved by the Daily Mail, which … Read more
Furious MPs have lambasted gambling giant Playtech for using a ‘blatant’ legal loophole to dodge a £3.5million fine for their role in the suicide of a young addict. Chris Bruney, 25, took his own life hours after being plied with £400 of bonuses by staff at online casino Winner.co.uk, owned by Playtech. The successful electrical … Read more
The death of 25-year-old Chris Bruney, an electrical engineer with a good career and his whole life ahead of him, will seem inexplicable to many people. How could this intelligent and hard-working man, with a loving and supportive family, become so hopelessly in debt through gambling that he felt he had no option but to … Read more
Dumb and dumber: Betting shop staff recognised armed robbery twins thanks to ill-fitting balaclava that revealed one as a regular who had placed a bet that day Ben and Luke Twyman carried out an armed robbery on a bookie in Ramsgate The pair, both 30, made off with hundreds of pounds before going down the … Read more
President Donald Trump on Wednesday blamed ‘rich guys’ playing the market for the up and down swings among stocks as the U.S. economy struggles to right itself in the wake of the coronavirus. ‘When the so-called ‘rich guys’ speak negatively about the market, you must always remember that some are betting big against it, and … Read more