A gambling nightmare

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Dec. 1, 2022

The Better Risk software providing data screens for safer betting. Photographer: Tom Skipp for Bloomberg Read the story   Britain is the world's biggest online gambling market. People spend hours a day playing games on their phones — small wonder that addiction is a serious issue for both the punters and their families. The problems they face hold lessons for the US, where some states are loosening their laws. Read The Big Take.

Listen to the podcast Six years ago, gambling executive Stewart Kenny sounded the alarm about smartphone casinos. On this episode, we speak with the Paddy Power co-founder, who walked away from the industry and is now one of its most vocal critics. Plus, Bloomberg reporters Gavin Finch and Harry Wilson talk about the UK gambling boom and what's in store for the US. Subscribe and listen on iHeart, Apple and Spotify. For the latest dispatches from the UK, sign up for The Readout With Allegra Stratton.

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