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DARK SECRETS: Annie ashton | Vintage Vibes

Betfair ‘failed to adequately protect’ gambler who took own life after losing thousands, court told

Luke Ashton was 40 when he died in April 2021 after losing around £5,500 the previous month over the course of about 1,000 bets

The Independent UK

Widow says gambling regulator ‘not protecting customers’ amid legal action

Annie Ashton’s husband, Luke, took his own life in 2021, with an inquest finding a gambling disorder contributed to his death.

The Independent UK

Betting giants spared regulatory action after secret deals with watchdog

Controversial ‘special measures’ regime under fire after failures were not made public

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‘Unwilling’ coroners failed us, say families of gambling addicts who took their own lives

Bereaved relatives claim betting industry is not being held to account, report reveals

The Guardian - UK

Widow of gambling addict lambasts watchdog’s failure to investigate suicides

Exclusive: Annie Ashton, whose husband killed himself, says more people will die because of Gambling Commission inaction

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Coroner condemns ‘inadequate’ protection of gamblers after man’s suicide

The concerns were raised in a Prevention of Future Deaths report after a gambling disorder was deemed to have contributed to the death of Luke Ashton.

The Independent UK

Gambler who took his own life made up to 100 bets a day, coroner told

First inquest to formally involve a gambling operator hears that Luke Ashton at one point had debts of £18,000

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Father made 100 bets a day due to ‘pervasive gambling disorder’, inquest hears

Annie Ashton told an inquest into the death of her husband Luke, 40, that she believed gambling addiction led him to take his own life.

The Independent UK

‘Gambling controlled him’: inquest into man’s death to look at Betfair role

Annie Ashton is haunted by how easy it was for her husband, Luke, to gamble. Leicester inquest will examine if more could have been done to prevent his death

The Guardian - UK

It’s not just bookies that have a stake in football betting – it’s the clubs too

It’s a kick in the teeth for me, having lost my husband to addiction, to find out English clubs are profiting from gambling, says campaigner Annie Ashton

The Guardian - UK

Forget banning celebrities from gambling ads. The only slogan should be: gambling kills

While stars with young followings will soon be banned from peddling this dangerous activity, a tougher clampdown is vital, says gambling campaigner Annie Ashton

The Guardian - UK

‘I don’t want what happened to my husband happening to anyone else’: the widow campaigning for gambling law reform

It was only after Annie Ashton’s husband Luke took his own life that she realised he had been gambling in secret – sometimes up to 100 times a day on his phone. She wants urgent changes to the way the betting industry operates

The Guardian - UK

Gambling killed my husband. We must stop this predatory industry claiming more lives

Luke was targeted by adverts for ‘free bets’ to lure him back to gambling after he had quit, says his wife, Annie Ashton

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