Yes! Huge credit to Dawn Butler and so many campaigners. The time of gambling outlets having free rein to prey on communities is over, and it's taken a Burnham government just weeks. A sign of things to come for gambling reform.

Dawn Butler MP@dawnbutlerbrent.bsky.social · 2w ago

🚨WE WON! After years of campaigning, the Govt is set to scrap ‘Aim to Permit’ - giving councils and local communities power to say NO to new gambling venues. We delivered for London and all UK. Thank you @andyburnham.bsky.social & to all who backed my campaign. Please share the news! 🥰

Councils of all political stripes are calling for an end to gambling ads to protect their residents. For an incoming Prime Minister looking to signal change, this would be a popular policy says @willprochaska.bsky.social in Politics Home. www.politicshome.com/members/arti...

Ending gambling ads ticks every box for government, writes @willprochaska.bsky.social in Politics Home today. It would protect children, grow the economy, save taxpayers money, and is backed by voters across the political spectrum. politicshome.com/members/arti...

Policy positions don’t get any easier for government than banning gambling ads

Ahead of a House of Lords Liaison Committee session on gambling, Will Prochaska argues that banning gambling advertising, sponsorship and marketing...

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I suspect Charlie Dewhirst MP is well known to @ashorguk.bsky.social Here he is yesterday resisting calls for gambling reform by referencing the hard time his friends in Big Tobacco have had - neglecting to mention the tickets he got to the Kebab awards from Philip Morris.

The APPG on Gambling Reform and Peers for Gambling Reform have published their report on gambling advertising. It's a detailed and powerful piece of work, which should give the Government all the impetus it needs to start taking action to protect public health. www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

Recommendations for Reform | APPG on Gambling Reform

The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Gambling Reform, together with Peers for Gambling Reform (PGR), has today published a report focusing on the impact of gambling advertising on children and young p...

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News emanating from DHSC about their handling of the statutory gambling levy is concerning. In Labour List Derek Webb aptly sums up where the sector's got to. It's not the promised public health approach to gambling (yet!). labourlist.org/2026/04/poli...

'The politics of the Gambling Levy money' - LabourList

Newer, independent, public health-focused charities have been left out of the allocation of money raised by the gambling levy.

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Congratulations to @sharonhodgsonmp.bsky.social on her appointment as Minister for Public Health and Prevention. We look forward to supporting her work to prevent gambling harm, which is going to benefit greatly from the Department of Health's leadership.

Christopher Eccleston was tired of being bombarded with dishonest gambling ads that devastate families. So he made his own. youtu.be/5NZ-EH2S8nc

Stacking the Deck (90 Second)

YouTube video by CEGA

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New for @josimarfootball.bsky.social. And depressing. Correspondence between the Premier League and the British government suggests that elite English football clubs will be allowed to pursue commercial relationships with illegal betting operators in the future. josimarfootball.com/2026/01/13/s...

Same old, same old - josimarfootball.com

Correspondence between the Premier League and the British government suggests that, contrary to expectations, elite English football clubs will be allowed to pursue commercial relationships with illeg...

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Christopher Eccleston has joined forces with CEGA to call on the Government to end all gambling advertising. Watch Chris explore the issues and make a 'real' gambling ad of his own. www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6uf...

Stacking The Deck - with Christopher Eccleston

YouTube video by CEGA

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Mis and dis information. Notes for PH professionals gregfellpublichealth.wordpress.com/2025/12/14/m... 1. Why it matters. Direct and indirect harm 2. Why it happens 3. It's not new 4. How it happens 5. Tactics to combat. Individual and systemic

10 more councils have joined the Coalition to End Gambling Ads! Local authorities across the UK are stepping up to protect residents from the harms of gambling advertising. cega.org.uk/councils-joi...

🚭🍷🍔💰Policy responses to tobacco, alcohol, gambling & unhealthy food are inconsistent, despite industries using similar tactics to promote harmful products. This study explores public opinion on measures to address unhealthy commodity industries. bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

Public opinion on policy interventions for regulating four unhealthy commodity industries: a cross-sectional online survey of a representative sample of British adults 2023 - BMC Public Health

Background Tobacco, alcohol, unhealthy food and drink, and gambling are all unhealthy commodity industries which have profound public health consequences. The tactics of these industries intending to ...

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Strange choice at any time, particularly ahead of budget where further taxes on industry are on the table. Let’s hope she intends to also meet those making the case on the health / mental health side eg @willprochaska.bsky.social

Rob Davies@byrobdavies.bsky.social · 11mo ago

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The alcohol, gambling & junk food industries have no place providing educational materials to schools 58 leading academics & orgs have urged Education Sec. @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social to follow Ireland’s lead - removing these materials from classrooms www.theguardian.com/education/20...

🚨UK Lawyers for Israel Ltd has tried to silence various voices supporting Palestine. Their charitable wing has made public statements rejecting international law. Activist Em Hilton is on the Charity Commission offices to ask for an investigation. youtu.be/Ui70R8PCkJ4

UK Lawyers for Israel

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I reacted to BBC File on 4's investigation into the failure of gambling venues to protect customers - which won't be a surprise to anyone except apparently the Government and the Regulator.

Government policy is to grow the gambling industry. That means more addiction and more suicide. Time for a rethink. - @endgamblingads.bsky.social & @mzc.bsky.social

“Nobody wants gambling on the highstreet” @willprochaska.bsky.social speaking at the Reducing Harm: Public Health in Gambling and Addition panel

Large SUVs are too big for parking spaces and dangerously heavy in crashes - time to bring in weight and size based charges? “In 2024, a record 1,213,385 cars wider than 1.8 metres were sold.”

It's such a joke that the gambling lobby say they make billions for the economy. Where are those billions coming from? Often the pockets of poor & addicted people. Where do those billions go? Into the pockets of exploitative gambling execs. 💸👎🏻

London news, sport and culture | The Standard | London Evening …@standard.co.uk.web.brid.gy · last yr.

What is going on? Everton and Leicester City continue to advertise unlicensed gambling sites despite the Gambling Commissioning threatening prosecution that could result in imprisonment for officers of the clubs. CEGA's investigation reported in The Athletic. www.nytimes.com/athletic/621...

Everton, Leicester accused of breaching guidelines by advertising unlicensed gambling firms

Neither club responded directly to the accusation but maintain they are confident they are complying with the regulations.

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Dropped into House of Commons for @chapterone-uk.bsky.social launching as a national provider addressing gambling harm. Good to catch @sianberry.bsky.social @mzc.bsky.social and @willprochaska.bsky.social to plan ways of tackling gambling adverts on public transport and in betting shop windows.

Chapter One@chapter-one.bsky.social · last yr.

Today we’re launching Chapter One as a national provider of gambling harm prevention for everyone affected by gambling across the UK with an event in the @ukhouseofcommons.bsky.social Thank you to our speakers for today’s event

Today we’re launching Chapter One as a national provider of gambling harm prevention for everyone affected by gambling across the UK with an event in the @ukhouseofcommons.bsky.social Thank you to our speakers for today’s event

The Red/Blue, Labour-Tory team lines up to continue #GamblingHarm in football @gamblingwithlives.bsky.social @endgamblingads.bsky.social

📢 BREAKING: An investigation by CEGA has found illegal gambling websites promoted by @evertonfc.com and Leicester City FC are still easily accessible to British Consumers, a month after the Gambling Commission warned them of potential prosecution if found to be the case...

Today my colleagues & I sent a letter of concern to the minister for gambling. The evidence shows clearly that the gambling industry is a vector of harm, not a partner. We urge the government to change their position. www.bmj.com/content/388/...

Learning from tobacco control to tackle gambling industry harms

The use of tobacco industry tactics by the gambling and other health harming industries means governments must act to prevent large scale avoidable harm, argue May van Schalkwyk and colleagues When ...

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Suppressing the negative impact of the gambling industry in parliament after taking hospitality from the gambling lobby leaves questions to answer. I think this is potentially quite serious for Stephanie Peacock. As ever - hats off to @privateeyenews.bsky.social

Great news that #Sheffield City Council have introduced a Gambling Harms Prevention Strategy including a clear understanding of the harmful impact of advertising & marketing - a national ban on all gambling ads would really support this @endgamblingads.bsky.social @gamblingwithlives.bsky.social

Gambling ads: a no brainer for a national ban? - Adfree Cities

Given the harms caused by gambling, and the risk of children becoming addicted, why is gambling advertising such a Wild West? Adfree Cities's Charlotte Gage has been finding out why regulation isn’t w...

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The secrecy of special measures that allows operators, like Betfair, to avoid regulatory action is completely inadequate and allows for deaths to occur. I have now launched a judical review claim to challange the GC's decision not to investigate Betfair. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

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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