MPs criticise UK gambling regulator for trying to reduce addiction

Exclusive: findings in draft excerpt of committee’s report are described by campaigner as ‘ludicrous’

A committee of MPs has produced a report criticising the gambling industry regulator for trying to reduce addiction and urging ministers to take it into special measures.

The findings by the all-party parliamentary group (APPG) on betting and gaming have been described as “ludicrous” by a campaigner for regulatory reform and met with a frosty reception from the regulator.

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