Gambling Commission launches probe into 10 suicides according to leaked letter
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UK regulator has written to bookmakers and online casinos to ask for more information in relation to 10 people who took their own lives. Commission chiefs are seeking information on whether gambling firms had accounts open with the victims at the time.
Gambling Commission is investigating 10 suicides. The list of those who died is understood to include Joey Beauchamp, 50, who was found dead in Kidlington on 19 February. Commission wants to know if the gambling firms had accounts open with the victims at the time. The issue of gambling and suicide has long been a contentious one. Public Health England study suggests that gambling can increase the likelihood of people thinking about, attempting or dying from suicide. People with gambling disorder are 19 times more at risk from dying. It is disputed. PaddyPower and Betfair are among the licenced operators.
