The gambling industry is 'writing m p's questions for them', says rob. He shows parliamentary interventions by a number of m p who'd accepted either hospitality or second jobs from the gambling industry. Bute's nempe called scott benton stood up in parliament and said that the gambling commission had been going away too far, but then three hours later he was out with the casino industry.
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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