Online slot machine stakes to be capped at £5 in Great Britain
Digital slot machine limit of £2 set to cost gambling operators in UK millions
June 2023
Tony Blair’s bet on gambling Britain has spiralled out of control
Nearly two decades after New Labour revolutionised the gambling industry, millions of lives are being harmed for industry profits
April 2023
Betting nearly destroyed me. The industry must not be allowed to water down online gambling reform
Matt Zarb-Cousin
Overhaul of UK online gambling laws could see £2 slot machine limit for under-25s
February 2022
Jack Ritchie death: gambling addiction began as teenager, inquest hears
English teacher who took his own life in 2017 began using fixed-odds betting terminals while in the sixth form
August 2021
The Guardian view on the future of gambling: harms must be faced
Editorial: The liberalisation of betting has had some damaging effects and the industry should stop denying it
March 2021
Tory minister who backed FOBTs takes over review of gambling laws
John Whittingdale has a history of voting against stronger regulation of the industry
January 2021
UK gambling firms accused of exaggerating scale of black market betting
Report by PwC under fire as industry expects tougher regulation in upcoming government review
December 2020
The UK's gambling review has to be free of industry influence and political dithering
James Noyes
This review can learn from the mistakes of the past 15 years and help to prevent harm to people around the country, says James Noyes, fellow of the Social Market Foundation
November 2020
Jobs impact of curbs on fixed-odds betting terminals 'overstated'
Campaigners say UK gambling regulator figures belie industry ‘predictions of doom’
