Bookmakers sending gamblers into debt by advertising only their most addictive products – Daily Mail

Bookmakers are sending gamblers into debt by advertising only their most addictive products, academics claim

• Universities of Warwick and Bath said customers are drawn in by the high odds
• Bets with lower odds have better long-term return but tend not to feature in ads
• Co-author Dr Philip Newall, from the University of Warwick, has proposed a risks warning system, similar to the alcohol-by-volume percentage on drinks bottles

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Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail

Published:
12:05 AEDT, 5 January 2019

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Updated:
12:29 AEDT, 5 January 2019