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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Emily Dugan

Widow of gambling addict lambasts watchdog’s failure to investigate suicides

Annie Ashton
Annie Ashton, 43, said a coroner’s verdict naming Betfair and criticising its safeguarding should have prompted an investigation by the regulator and sanctions. Photograph: Fabio De Paola/The Guardian

The widow of a man who took his own life after becoming addicted to gambling says more people will die because the regulator is refusing to investigate suicides linked to the addiction.

Annie Ashton is planning legal action against the Gambling Commission after it said it would not investigate or penalise Betfair over the death of her husband, Luke – despite concerns raised about the company at his inquest.

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