Labour's been very quiet on it, whereas there are people at the top of the tory party. The thing that i would say as probably the most vocal and effective campaigne on gambling issues in parliament is a labor m p - Caroline harris. But if anything, a lot of laboured politicians are quite in bed with the gambling industry. That'sbeen of a revolving daw between labour and the gambling industry which i think is what you're getting at.
Rob Davies is an investigative journalist for The Guardian and his new book, Jackpot, tells the story of how Britain came to be one of the largest gambling markets in the world. The book describes how the mainstreaming of gambling advertising in the early 2000s combined with high-tech microtargeting of online gamblers has meant that the industry today is profiting from preying on the most vulnerable in society. Joining Rob to discuss the book is Joey D'Urso, investigations writer at The Athletic UK.
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