Campaigners for stronger government regulation of gambling have called for it to be classed as a public health concern and for betting companies to be required to prove their products are safe before being allowed to launch them.
Charles and Liz Ritchie, whose son Jack, 24, killed himself after being drawn into gambling at 17, run the campaign Gambling with Lives alongside the parents of other young men whose deaths followed problems with gambling.
The Ritchies call for a precautionary approach to be adopted towards the betting industry follows the Guardians publication of research which highlighted the gamblification of football support for many young men. The research, conducted by Dr Darragh McGee of the University of Bath with two …
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