All news on the topic: Gambling

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PM’s chief of staff assists with election betting investigation
Rishi Sunak’s chief of staff has been interviewed as a witness by the Gambling Commission, about the saga over alleged bets on the timing of the general election.
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Election betting: Fifth Tory investigated in expanding scandal
Welsh politician Russell George told by Gambling Commission he is part of inquiry as Tories drop Craig Williams and Laura Saunders
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Gambling carer steals £75,000 from ’betrayed’ Thunderbirds director
The man who was entrusted to care for Thunderbirds writer and director Alan Pattillo stole £75,000 from him. Allan Beacham will spend the next three years behind bars
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EuroMillions most common numbers and Lucky Stars as £110million up for grabs
EuroMillions is ultimately a gamble and game of chance - in fact, the chance of matching all five EuroMillions numbers and the two bonus balls is 1 in 139,838,160
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Sports minister doubles down on plan to introduce gambling reform
Stuart Andrew, who is responsible for gambling as Under-Secretary of State for Sport, spoke to Nick Luck on Racing TV over the introduction of affordability checks
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Bet £10 get £50 free bets with Copybet
CopyBet are certainly making a name for themselves in the betting industry and with a popular welcome offer it is easy to see why
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Strict new limits on how much you can gamble on online slot games from September
New measures announced by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) follow dire warnings about the link between gambling and suicide among young adults
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Lottery players warned to check tickets for winning numbers expiring today
Lottery ticket buyers in Louisiana are being told to think back to if they purchased a ticket at a gas station in Denham Springs last year which is worth thousands of pounds
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NFL chief Roger Goodell given food for thought after gambling protocol criticism
NFL players are not allowed to bet on any sport until the season is over - but one Atlanta Falcons star can't understand why he isn't allowed to bet on other leagues
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Winning Lotto numbers as £7.6m National Lottery jackpot unclaimed - live updates
The National Lottery's twice-weekly Lotto draw returned with a whopping rollover of £7.6m for one lucky Brit ticket-holder to win - check your numbers here
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Huge £1m Lotto prize available no more as lucky ticket-holder comes forward
The £1m prize has been claimed by a player in Harrow, London after a ticket was bought on January 17 - and they can now decide whether they want to share their news with the world or keep it private
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Popular online casinos with welcome bonuses
VegasSlotsOnline highlights a range of regulated online casino sites with sign-up offers
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'I drew on my darkest moments to help write Coronation Street gambling plot'
When a building yard went up in flames in the ITV soap Coronation Street on Friday, owner Ed Bailey was suspected of starting the blaze to pay his gambling debts
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National Lottery operator admits new games will be delayed until 2025
Allwyn's recently-appointed UK boss Andria Vidler said that the group will not be able to make any of the bigger changes it had pledged to introduce until next year
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Find out how fast online casinos in the UK can pay out winnings
Casino Professor shares its findings on online casino MrQ - and offers advice about getting fast payouts
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Record number of vulnerable people sign up to ban themselves from gambling
Gamstop, Britain's national self-exclusion scheme, reported a 9.5% year-on-year increase in new registrations for 2023, with those signed up now totalling more than 433,000 people
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Lottery expert shares three biggest mistakes Brits make that stop them winning
Laura Pearson, vice president of global corporate affairs at Lottoland, said the company had studied user data and found that massive numbers of people were sabotaging their chances of winning
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bet365’s FA Cup Fourth Round Preview: Spurs welcome Man City in headline tie as Maidstone shoulder Non-League hopes!
Amongst other exciting draws, Wolves travel to the Hawthorns for a Black Country clash with West Brom and League Two’s Newport County look to upset Manchester United at Rodney Parade.
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Players celebrate £20,000 win as this weekend offers another shot at the £1,000,000 prizepot in bet365’s free-to-play 6 Scores Challenge!
It’s another mix of top-flight and Championship fixtures for this weekend’s free predictor game action, featuring the likes of Liverpool, Brentford, Leeds and West Ham
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William Hill owner 888 to close office and cut jobs as sales slump
The gambling giant also said it was cost-cutting, which includes closing its office in Bulgaria and making redundancies overseas
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Winning EuroMillions numbers as lucky player scoops £75m jackpot - live updates
EuroMillions returned on Tuesday night with a life-changing jackpot of £75million, with a lucky ticketholder reportedly scooping the top prize - check your numbers here
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'Bored' ex-special forces man left mum broke after betting away her £12k savings
David Apps, former special forces serviceman, gambled away nearly £12,000 of his elderly mum's money "as a result of boredom and drinking" while staying at her apartment in Hampshire
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Man says nickname made him notice addiction issues when pals knocked on his door
Abbey Choudhury was given the nickname when he was young and when his pals came calling expressing their fears, he decided to make some very important decisions
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Five heartbreaking words from son, 8, forced gambling addict to quit for good
For David Quinti, dad-of-two, gambling went from a one-off activity with friends to constant wheel spinning online - and lost an eye-watering £30,000 in total
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Winning Lotto numbers as £7.5m jackpot goes unclaimed - live updates
Saturday's huge National Lottery EuroMillions draw saw a huge £7.5m lottery jackpot up for grabs for one lucky ticketholder - but the jackpot has not been claimed