‘I lost 10 years of my life’: how UK betting giant’s unlawful marketing kept suicidal gambler hooked

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‘I lost 10 years of my life’: how UK betting giant’s unlawful marketing kept suicidal gambler hooked

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Sam found himself getting sucked deeper and deeper in to betting, sometimes risking £10,000 in a day. Now a judge has ruled he was unlawfully targeted

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