Gambling firms could be forced to ask punters for payslips to prevent unaffordable losses, the minister overseeing a landmark review of the sector has said, citing a “moral obligation” to tackle addiction.
Chris Philp, who took over as gambling minister in September, outlined a series of government proposals, indicating a tougher regulatory environment that would reduce industry revenues.
His comments were echoed by Andrew Rhodes, the head of the Gambling Commission, who said some operators were not complying with the rules and saw regulatory fines as a form of “tax”.
Philp, speaking at the annual conference of GambleAware, the charity administering funding for programmes to reduce gambling addiction, said: “I have heard too many stories of
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