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The Council says new rules prevent social-media gambling adverts being targeted at under 25s, ‘unless the website can prove they are accurately reaching over-18s' and that since the first lockdown began, the number of safer gambling messages on websites, put there by the gambling companies, has more than doubled. To counter this, charity The Gordon Moody Association is this year setting up the world's first residential course exclusively for women gamblers in the Midlands, which, spokesman Kenneth Smith says, will provide a ‘safe, supportive environment'.

‘I was enticed back by the casino, who offered me free meals and drinks,' says Lisa, 48, from nearby Hornchurch, a former teaching assistant who'd only enjoyed occasional bets before that freak win with a Royal Flush. A survey by the Gambling Commission in 2018 found that 31 per cent of children aged 11-16 had paid for loot boxes. Purchasing a loot box is simply a game of chance - played with real money. One gamer told MPs that he was spending up to £1,000 a year on them in a single console football game.  Another £25,000 was in her account within minutes and she started betting up to £5,000 a time until, in July 2016, after spending the mortgage money from the joint account she shared with her partner, she finally broke down.

Most of the laws and regulations necessary to deal with problem gambling are already in place - but are not used. They must also guard much more stringently against games designed to appeal to children. About 55,000 problem gamblers are under 16, a situation that is self-evidently illegal.  The site has also recently received significant publicity recently thanks to its partnership with hip-hop superstar Drake, who has used the platform to place a number of high-stakes bets, including a £1.7million wager on British UFC stars Paddy Pimblett and Molly McCann.

A spokesperson for the Betting and Gaming Council, the body representing the regulated gambling industry, told the Mail: ‘Our members encourage customers to set deposit limits to control their spending, while they must also adhere to strict rules on how they advertise their products. And whereas gambling has traditionally been associated with men in betting shops and casinos, women are now the biggest cause for concern.