Gamblers are losing £18m a day amid 'brutal' lockdown with record £6million on online slot games
British gamblers lost £18 million a day in March because of the impact of 'brutal' lockdowns. A record £6 million of daily total came from 'addictive' online slot games. Britons placed a record 6.1 billion bets on slot game in the same month.
Britons placed a record 6.1 billion bets on slot games in March. Intensive gambling sessions lasting over an hour hit a new peak of 2.7 million. MPs demand the Government's ongoing shake-up of gambling laws take the explosion of online betting into account. There are now 3.3 million online slots players and 5.9 million sports bettors. Tory MP Richard Holden, a member of the Commons public accounts committee, said online gambling is 'crazy' and the impact will be huge. He warned that the industry is cashing in on coronavirus.