The industry makes most of its profits from those who are vulnerable, with 86% of online betting profits coming from 5% of customers. Most of thesepeople are already suffering from gambling\u2013related harms or have been diagnosed as suffering from an addiction. Further, the statistics show that 35% of people with a gambling disorder receive daily incentives to gamble, compared to only 4% of those without. All too often there are reports in the media of people receiving offers of \u2018free\u2019 spins and the chance to be a \u2018VIP customer\u2019 when they have been trying to stop gambling.<\/p>\n
Coroners currently do not need to record an opinion on the factors that may have caused a person to taketheir life. My Private Members Bill, the Coroners (Determination of Suicide) Bill aims to change that.<\/p>\n
It is estimated that between 400 \u2013 500 people take their lives each year in this country due to gambling. Yet when the House of Lords ministers answered my questions they claimed that there was no reliable statistics of the numbers of deaths caused by gambling. Furthermore, they showed little concern to find out.<\/p>\n
If this bill comes into law, the requirement on coroners to record the \u2018where, how and what\u2019 questions associated with each suicide will remain unchanged. However, once this part of the inquesthas been concluded, each coroner will be required to record the co-morbidities of each suicide…. <\/p>\n
Read it all<\/a>.<\/p>\n Coroners currently do not need to record an opinion on the factors that may have caused a person to take their life this has to change, argues the Bishop of St Albans in this important article discussing his PMB – https:\/\/t.co\/pK6hMtBJlC<\/a> #Parliament<\/a> #SuicidePrevention<\/a><\/p>\n — Alistair Thompson (@ali_thompson1) March 17, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n \n