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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

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Widow of gambling addict takes Betfair to court in possible landmark UK case

Success would establish for first time that a betting firm had duty of care to customers with signs of problem gambling

The Guardian - UK

MP: Charities supporting gambling addicts at risk of closure without funding

Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy said the Government is ‘working hard’ to resolve any gaps in funding.

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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

Coroner warns more could die as a result of betting firm’s ‘inadequate’ safeguards

Flutter’s safer gambling tools ‘do not amount to any meaningful interaction’ with customers, says coroner in suicide of gambler

The Guardian - UK

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.

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Coroner criticises Betfair for failing to act before man’s suicide

Gambling disorder cited as a contributory cause in the death of Luke Ashton, who was not identified as a high-risk customer

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Gambling addition ‘contributed’ to death of father making 100 bets a day, inquest rules

Luke Ashton had hidden his gambling from his wife after becoming addicted during the Covid-19 lockdown

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Gambling disorder contributed to death of father-of-two, coroner concludes - OLD

Luke Ashton took his own life at the age of 40 after suffering what an expert says was a ‘pervasive’ gambling disorder.

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Gambling disorder contributed to death of father-of-two - old

Luke Ashton died on April 22 2021, after online gambling “consumed” him and saw him lose £5,000 in one month alone just before he took his own life.

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Gambling company Betfair ‘could have done more’ to help addict who took his own life, coroner rules - old

Luke Ashton was placing up to 100 bets a day and had accumulated thousands of pounds in debt

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Bookmaker’s algorithm failed to see ‘red flags in gambling addict’s behaviour’

Father-of-two Luke Ashton took his own life after losing thousands of pounds while gambling.

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Betting firm admits it could have done more to help man, 40, who took own life

Dad of two Luke was suffering from a crushing gambling addiction

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Betfair admits it ‘should’ve done more’ to protect man who took his own life

Experts believe Luke Ashton, who died at the age of 40, had a ‘pervasive’ gambling disorder before he took his own life in 2021.

The Guardian - 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 Guardian - 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

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