I welcome the government’s FOBTs climbdown – but it shouldn’t have taken so long
Yesterday the government finally saw sense and agreed with me and many other colleagues across parliament that the…
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Labour’s tax cuts rebellion – and the “principled” Tory minister who resigned over FOBTs
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Matt Zarb-Cousin: Gambling addiction nearly ended my life – we need reform
This piece was commissioned by guest editor Jon Ashworth. Gambling addiction nearly destroyed and ended my life. It has…
The stake limit on FOBTs is a good start – but the hard work doesn’t stop here
Last month, after years of campaigning, the government finally moved to cut the maximum stake for fixed-odds betting…
Maximum stake on addictive FOBTs cut to £2
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Carolyn Harris: Fixed odds betting terminals are a danger to the most vulnerable
I have been campaigning to see the stake that can be wagered on fixed odds betting terminals (FOBTs)…
This is the chance for Watson and Labour to curb the “crack cocaine of gambling”
The glint of the screen, the noise it makes, and the feeling of being ahead. There is nothing…
Empty SNP rhetoric doesn’t match their inaction on FOBTs and problem gambling
I recently wrote to Scotland’s First Minister about the SNP’s duplicity on FOBTs and problem gambling. Empty SNP rhetoric simply doesn’t match their…
Neither the Tories or the SNP are effectively dealing with FOBTs
As the last Parliament closed, Fixed Odds Betting Terminals (FOBTs) remained one of the “barnacles” on the Tory…
Why Labour must continue to fight the dangers of unregulated gambling
Last week’s announcement that local authorities will be given new powers to stop the spread of betting shops…
