Indeed.
The person I know with a gambling addiction has an £80k+ year job, degree from a top University and is one of the smartest people I know. He is not money obsessed or materialistic, it’s the love of maths/odds and the adrenaline of winning plus placing everything on the line that got him...
Of course it won’t change many problem gamblers ways but it will help overall. I think it’s more to do with the huge payouts than the stakes though. I was listening to a story of a gambling suicide on the radio last night (R4, PM 5.15ish) told by the mother. Her son (17) and his school mates...
Generally, I can’t stand tories (although I liked the last blue Kemptown MP).
However, I’d vote for Tracey Crouch if she stood in my ward. Maximum respect for standing up to the chancellor who has been lobbied by the gambling industry on four occasions recently and finally cracked giving them 6...