and a consultation on new limits to stakes for the digital version of slot machines. our culture editor katie razzall reports. the beautiful game and gambling are intertwined. 0nline betting is embedded in our sporting culture, a transformation since the last major changes to gambling laws and a subject that divides opinion. if i want to spend a tenner on a football game, that is down to me it s my preference, i know how much i earn and how much i got left so it should be up to me, not the government. all the things on the big screens inside grounds advertising gambling are making people poorer and companies richer. i don t think it s an issue, - gambling, unless you re an addict. smartphones can be a casino in your pocket and the law to catch up under the government planned a statutory levy or charge and gambling firms to pay for nhs education, treatment and research, and they will consult on two types of checks. the plans for the younger people but there are no plans to tig
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education, treatment and research, and they will consult on two types of checks. the plans for the younger people but there are no plans to tighten controls on sport advertising with a consultation on some marketing. that is not enough for annie ashton whose husband luke took his own life after struggling with gambling addiction. he loved football and he would place that weekend bet and that to what happened afterwards, that s not normal. so any steps the government can take, like they did with tobacco and alcohol, to de normalise that as a social activity would be a huge step in the right direction. what do you say to annie ashton whose husband was tempted back into gambling via free bets and later took his own life?