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14 Jan 2020

Gamblers to be banned from using credit cards to bet

Culture Correspondent

Two years ago, charities which help problem gamblers urged ministers to outlaw the use of credit cards for placing bets.

Today, the government said it would finally bring in that ban, which will start mid-April. But former gambling addicts say the change doesn’t go far enough and that it’s the highly addictive games which need better policing.