‘People are dying’: Campaigners want gambling classed a public health issue

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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

 

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Good coverage this week on the gambling issue but nobody seems to make the link with how football and other sports (and therefore their stars) are financed by the suffering of those who cannot afford it. See today’s Barney Ronay piece on Franck Ribery and gold-leaf steak.

People are dying of heart attacks from exercising - should that be banned too? Sick of this nanny state nonsense

The Blair Labour party's 24/7 gambling plan has caused misery.

If you die from gambling you’re gambling at the wrong places, foxwoods never put out a hit on me.

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Is there anything people will not try to redefine as a 'public health issue'?

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