GAMBLING ADDICTS ARE EASY PREY
There is clear evidence that online gambling companies are offering inducements to vulnerable gamblers and recovering addicts who are isolated at home (News, last week). They must stop this predatory behaviour.
It is time for this industry to act with integrity and adopt measures we have proposed to protect vulnerable gamblers: deposit and stake limits for the duration of the crisis, the closing of addictive “VIP” accounts, the cessation of gambling advertising and the provision of data on the scale of activity. The Gambling Commission also has a duty to ensure that the vulnerable are protected.
The actions of the industry at this time show that, now more than ever, reforming our outdated gambling legislation must be a priority.
Carolyn Harris MP
Sir Iain Duncan Smith MP
Ronnie Cowan MP
Sammy Wilson MP,
Lord Foster of Bath
Bishop Alan of St Albans
Dr Henrietta Bowden-Jones, Director, National Problem Gambling Clinic
Stephen Timms MP
Tracey Crouch MP
Stuart McDonald MP
Jim Shannon MP
Lord Clement-Jones
Gerald Jones MP
Richard Holden MP
David Linden MP
Jessica Morden MP
Steve Baker MP
Alison Thewliss MP
Judith Cummins MP
Sir Desmond Swayne MP
Patricia Gibson MP
Lord Beecham
Baroness Eaton
Jeff Smith MP
Mike Penning MP
Ruth Cadbury MP
Tim Loughton MP
Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP
Richard Bacon MP
Rachel Hopkins MP
Neil Parish MP
Ian Byrne MP
Robin Millar MP
Apsana Begum MP
Peter Gibson MP
Paula Barker MP