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Adrian Dan
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India ban: 'Extremely disappointed' Flutter halts Junglee operations url:https://www.gamblinginsider.com/news/30870/india-ban-extremely-disappointed-flutter-halts-junglee-operations
August 26, 2025 at 3:22 PM
GambleAware study finds industry safer gambling adverts may increase gambling behaviour url:https://www.gamblinginsider.com/news/30814/gambleaware-study-finds-industry-safer-gambling-adverts-may-increase-gambling-behaviour
August 24, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Reposted by Adrian Dan
The alcohol, gambling & junk food industries have no place providing educational materials to schools

58 leading academics & orgs have urged Education Sec.
@bphillipsonmp.bsky.social to follow Ireland’s lead - removing these materials from classrooms

www.theguardian.com/education/20...
August 8, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Reposted by Adrian Dan
As the Chancellor casts around for ways to plug the fiscal hole, former PM Gordon Brown writes in the Guardian that she should raise gambling taxes to raise £3bn to end child poverty. [Thread]

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The gambling industry is a licence to print money. Tax it properly – and turbocharge the fight against child poverty | Gordon Brown
New thinking is urgent now. I have not seen such deep poverty since I grew up in a mining and textiles town blighted by unemployment, says former prime minister Gordon Brown
www.theguardian.com
August 7, 2025 at 6:16 AM
ACMA fines Betfair AUS$870,000 for spam law breaches url:https://www.gamblinginsider.com/news/30517/acma-fines-betfair-aus870000-for-spam-law-breaches
July 29, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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Your regular reminder that the gambling industry operates one of the most well-connected and influential lobby groups in British politics, particularly when it comes to Labour.

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
UK gambling industry launches summer charm offensive to head off tax rise
Exclusive: Lobbyists meet with ministers, and host a darts night with Labour advisers and MPs’ staff
www.theguardian.com
July 28, 2025 at 5:49 AM
KSA satisfied with results of sports sponsorship ban url:https://www.gamblinginsider.com/news/30233/ksa-satisfied-with-results-of-sports-sponsorship-ban
July 10, 2025 at 8:23 PM
How to outwit gambling adverts by ‘inoculating’ people against them
theconversation.com/how-to-outwi...
How to outwit gambling adverts by ‘inoculating’ people against them
Research shows that showing gamblers counter-advertising videos to expose industry tactics may help gamblers resist persuasion.
theconversation.com
February 7, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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I've moved to bsky just in time to avoid 'Safer Gambling Week', which is sure to fill up my old timeline in the other place.

No-one needs to be inundated with gambling ads telling us to gamble more followed by gambling companies blaming their victims for not gambling responsibly.
November 12, 2024 at 11:08 PM
September 1, 2024 at 8:59 PM
Caterer that paid up over mice in school kitchen returns to profit www.theguardian.com/business/art...
August 31, 2024 at 6:46 PM