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Matt Zarb-Cousin @mzc.bsky.social · Nov 16
Still my proudest moment as an Arsenal fan: reading that Paul Merson, someone I grew up watching, had been using the software I co-founded to help him recover from a gambling addiction inews.co.uk/news/paul-me...
Smartphones have changed everything. But if I type William Hill into my phone now, it's blocked. I put the block on two years ago. It's called Gamban. I pay £23 a year for that and cannot get one gambling company on my phone. It's the best invention ever in the history of inventions. Gambling on the phone is just so easy.
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Cllr Benali Hamdache @greenbenali.bsky.social · Aug 22
The Greens reaching our potential involves winning over lots of ex-Labour voters

Guess what? That comes with welcoming former Labour members

I worked with @mzc.bsky.social on setting up @greensorganise.bsky.social - alongside Greens new & old

That’s our future www.newstatesman.com/politics/gre...
The truth about the “hostile takeover” of the Green Party
The left has no place in Labour any more.
www.newstatesman.com
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Matt Zarb-Cousin @mzc.bsky.social · Aug 11
#191 With Guest Matt Zarb-Cousin - Hot Water’s Green Room w/Tony & Jamie
YouTube video by Hot Water Comedy Club
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Matt Zarb-Cousin @mzc.bsky.social · Jul 4
British politics is recalibrating and Greens Organise can be the vector for a Red/Green alliance 🔴🟢
greensorganise.bsky.social Greens Organise @greensorganise.bsky.social · Jul 4
TOMORROW - GO MEMBERSHIP IS LAUNCHING

Things are happening on the British Left.

If you care about tackling inequality, corporate greed, and the climate crisis, a fighting ecosocialist Green Party is in your interest.

Join GO, tomorrow
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Matt Zarb-Cousin @mzc.bsky.social · Jun 17
Thrilled to have been published in the latest edition of @jacobinmag.bsky.social
The House Always Wins
The gaming industry is turning every smartphone into a casino — and it’s destroying more lives than ever.
jacobin.com
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · Jun 16
Government policy is to grow the gambling industry.

That means more addiction and more suicide.

Time for a rethink.

- @endgamblingads.bsky.social & @mzc.bsky.social
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Greens Organise @greensorganise.bsky.social · Jun 2
"If we have a left wing platform that wants to transform the British economy, we’re going get a lot of people that are opposed to it, and that’s not a bad thing.

@mzc.bsky.social speaking at the latest in our 'What next for the Greens' series:
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Matt Zarb-Cousin @mzc.bsky.social · May 18
Fair play for saying so
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Matt Zarb-Cousin @mzc.bsky.social · Apr 26
This is a fantastic documentary and thanks to the guys at GEN for speeding my voice up as I know I speak way too slow 🐢
How Online Gambling Broke America
YouTube video by GEN
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Matt Zarb-Cousin @mzc.bsky.social · Apr 10
Wrote this with Paddy Power founder Stewart Kenny on how the gambling industry is destroying both horse racing and people’s lives by peddling online casino
Op/Ed: Racing's Future and Reducing Gambling Harm Go Hand in Hand
By Stewart Kenny and Matt Zarb-Cousin When betting shops had Fixed Odds Betting Terminals (FOBTs) at £100 a spin, offering high-speed roulette, the machines changed the atmosphere of betting shops. Pu...
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Matt Zarb-Cousin @mzc.bsky.social · Apr 10
Valletta is a cool place!
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Matt Zarb-Cousin @mzc.bsky.social · Apr 9
Are you in Malta? I’m going next week 🇲🇹
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Coalition to End Gambling Ads @endgamblingads.bsky.social · Mar 26
Hats off to @carolinerussell.bsky.social for continuing to push the Mayor of London to do the right thing on gambling ads.

We can't wait for central government to opine on this topic. We need local leaders up and down the country to demand change.
alastairis.bsky.social Cllr Alastair Binnie-Lubbock @alastairis.bsky.social · Mar 25
It's such a joke that the gambling lobby say they make billions for the economy. Where are those billions coming from? Often the pockets of poor & addicted people. Where do those billions go? Into the pockets of exploitative gambling execs. 💸👎🏻
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Caroline Russell @carolinerussell.bsky.social · Mar 19
Dropped into House of Commons for @chapterone-uk.bsky.social launching as a national provider addressing gambling harm.

Good to catch @sianberry.bsky.social @mzc.bsky.social and @willprochaska.bsky.social to plan ways of tackling gambling adverts on public transport and in betting shop windows.
Caroline, Matt Zarb Cousins, Will Prochaska and Sian Berry smiling about plans for getting London Councils banning gambling adverts Caroline at a Chapter One event showing my support for their work and for everyone affected by gambling. Holding a blue Chapter one placard standing by a yellow and blue chapter one sign.
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Matt Zarb-Cousin @mzc.bsky.social · Mar 17
My bit on 60 Minutes got another run out on Last Week Tonight during John Oliver’s fantastic takedown of online gambling in the US
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Matt Zarb-Cousin @mzc.bsky.social · Mar 11
Why is this so funny
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David T @sportingtrade.bsky.social · Mar 1
Excellent from Matt and Neil on affordability checks and problem gambling. A must watch for anybody with strong opinions on the subject, especially those on the left.
mzc.bsky.social Matt Zarb-Cousin @mzc.bsky.social · Feb 23
Thanks @racingtv.com for having me on today. Those interested in reducing gambling harm can align with those wanting to defend horse racing by joining growing calls for separate wallets and platforms for online casino and slots
"They are driving customers away from betting on the sport"
YouTube video by Racing TV
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Matt Zarb-Cousin @mzc.bsky.social · Feb 23
Thanks @racingtv.com for having me on today. Those interested in reducing gambling harm can align with those wanting to defend horse racing by joining growing calls for separate wallets and platforms for online casino and slots
"They are driving customers away from betting on the sport"
YouTube video by Racing TV
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megan @meganmay.bsky.social · Feb 19
Me and Olly (winner of the Grand National 2018) approve
A black greyhound with a greying face wearing green dinosaur pyjamas, lying on blankets on a bed with his head on a pillow
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Matt Zarb-Cousin @mzc.bsky.social · Feb 18
Fantastic news. The way these lovely dogs are treated by the gambling industry is unacceptable
Greyhound racing ban promised in Wales
Labour ministers say the sport - which has one track in Wales - will be banned as soon as possible.
www.bbc.co.uk
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Matt Zarb-Cousin @mzc.bsky.social · Feb 13
This is the industry that culture secretary Lisa Nandy has said she wants to see “thrive”
UK slot machine operator fined over cancer patient’s activity
Gambling regulator fines Merkur Slots almost £100,000 for failings at one of its ‘adult gaming centres’
www.theguardian.com
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arseblog @arseblog.com · Feb 5
This is a very serious situation. We must stamp out the scourge of players flapping their arms like seagulls or sitting peacefully on the ground after scoring a goal.

This post was brought to you by TWATBET – the anonymous bookmakers that don't actually exist who definitely aren't money launderers
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Matt Zarb-Cousin @mzc.bsky.social · Feb 4
Someone sent me these 😂
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Matt Zarb-Cousin @mzc.bsky.social · Feb 3
The brilliant charity @gamblingwithlives.bsky.social is doing that with its Chapter One programme. More info here if useful: www.chapter-one.org
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Matt Zarb-Cousin @mzc.bsky.social · Feb 2
Thanks very much!
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Matt Zarb-Cousin @mzc.bsky.social · Feb 2
Wrote something on LinkedIn that I wanted to share here
Matt Zarb-Cousin on LinkedIn: I’m 35 today, which means it’s 15 years since I quit gambling. For those…
I’m 35 today, which means it’s 15 years since I quit gambling. For those that don’t know, my addiction was to Fixed Odds Betting Terminals, betting shop…
www.linkedin.com
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