Stop the FOBTs

Because of your support, previously voiceless bereaved families have now been given a voice and together we’ve made tremendous changes. See more: ow.ly/VSL550u1A9X #FOBTs @fairergambling #ProblemGambling

Culture Secretary Jeremy Wright @DCMS_SecOfState hits back at bookmakers trying to 'bypass' the newly enforced #FOBTs cut | via @SBCGAMINGNEWS ow.ly/oa7a50qhV3X @fairergambling

Gambling giants continue to seek ways of bypassing the recent FOBT cuts with instant-win roulette machines | via @CasinoGuardian ow.ly/5Zgf50pvhRT #FOBT #ProblemGambling

Just hours after the new £2 stake limit is enforced, bookmakers are caught trying to ‘undermine’ the rules with a new virtual cycling game | via @RacingPost ow.ly/McfK30ojYvT @GamRegGB @fairergambling

Today marks an "historic day" as the maximum £2 stake on Fixed-odds Betting Terminals is officially enforced. Well done to everybody who fought so hard and campaigned so relentlessly to get us to this point. @fairergambling @mattzarb

The evidence against reports paid for by vested interests mounts, as bookies’ claims that FOBT stake-cuts will lead to huge job losses is deemed an ‘over estimation’ | via @politicshome ow.ly/aUBM30o890I @fairergambling #ProblemGambling #FOBTs #government

FOBT stake reduction could save as much as £1.3m per year in terms of health, welfare, employment, housing and criminal justice services | via @InterGameLtd ow.ly/etrm30o58Dm @fairergambling #FOBTs #ProblemGambling #gamblingaddiction

Problem gamblers are at a 15 times higher risk of suicide - with an estimated 550 deaths per year attributed to gambling problems | via @guardian #ProblemGambling #gamblingaddiction #FOBTs @fairergambling

Numbers speak louder than words... #ProblemGambling #gamblingaddiction #FOBTs @fairergambling

Our friends @BeGambleAware have launched an important campaign. 'Bet Regret' aims to target impulsive gamblers before it's too late. See the video: ow.ly/336M30nWcDV #ProblemGambling #gamblingaddiction @fairergambling

Plans to impose limits on stakes for online operators could be as dramatic as recent cuts to #FOBTs, says Labour Party deputy leader @tom_watson @GamblingComp #ProblemGambling #gamblingaddiction #UKBizLunch

According to a recent study, smartphone gambling apps are growing just as dangerous as fixed-odds betting terminals | via @guardian ow.ly/MZiL30nRWuI #FOBTs #ProblemGambling #gamblingaddiction

Where there is profit, there is deficit... #gamblingaddiction #ProblemGambling #FOBTs

Gamblers who rack up huge losses are being given cash by bookmakers to continue betting | via @MailOnline ow.ly/tvPq30nMpUr #gamblingaddiction #ProblemGambling @mattzarb #UKBizLunch

Bookmakers are set to trial the new £2 stake for #FOBTs across a number of betting shops in #Birmingham in March | via @RacingPost ow.ly/zLWN30nI0Y9 #gamblingaddiction @fairergambling

Staff at one the UK's largest bookmakers have been instructed to sign gamblers up to online accounts, if they want to avoid redundancy | via @guardian ow.ly/RFaN30nCian #gamblingaddiction #FOBTs #gamblingaddiction @carolynharris24

After allegations against @fairergambling were conceded to be false, it raises the question: Why do businesses feel able to mislead politicians with false information to discredit any opposition? | via @politicshome ow.ly/X6bT30nAhMS #gamblingaddiction @mattzarb

Huge boon for the cause as major #northernireland bookmakers @amcleanbookies and @ToalsBookmakers have become the latest operators to voluntarily cut maximum stake for #FOBTs | via @iGamingBusiness ow.ly/EeWw30nvP6H #gamblingaddiction #problemgambling #northernireland

"Ladbrokes and Coral to extend best-odds guaranteed offer to betting shops" via | @RacingPost ow.ly/DgO830niHKh | #1pmLunch #UKBizLunch

"This is the brutal reality of spending a decade addicted to fixed-odds betting machines" via | @LivEchonews ow.ly/yDSd30niHr9 | #UKBizLunch #energyhour #1pmLunch #LocalLunch