Children winning or losing staggering sums gambling ‘skins’, study reveals
A tenth of children aged 13 to 18 have gambled the virtual items found in video games, it was found.
A tenth of children aged 13 to 18 have gambled the virtual items found in video games, it was found.
Scratchcards, pub fruit machines, gaming and advertising are all exposing children to gambling, regulators have warned.
Research suggests more children placed a bet in the past week than drank alcohol, smoked or took drugs.
The Gambling Commission said the results were ‘uniformly poor’ across pub chains and independents and has called for an immediate improvement.
A planned reduction in the top wager on the machines from £100 to just £2 will happen in April rather than October after widespread opposition.
The Prime Minister said an announcement on the maximum fixed-odds betting terminal stakes, due to be cut from £100 to £2, will be made on Wednesday.
Clothing and footwear faltered despite widespread discounts and promotions, the latest figures show.
Tom Watson alleged that pro-gambling Tory MPs lobbied the Government to delay new laws on fixed-odds betting machines.
‘After all these years.’
Tracey Crouch replaced as junior Digital, Culture, Media and Sports Minister by Mims Davies.
A three-figure sum of cash was also stolen during the incident in Bathgate, West Lothian.
Peter Lawrence is due to receive an OBE at a ceremony on Wednesday.
The tablet has been redesigned to be thinner and lighter but with a bigger screen.
More money for homes and the military and new taxes targeting digital giants and non-recycled plastics also among measures unveiled by the Chancellor.
Chancellor Philip Hammond has delivered his Budget in the Commons.