UK cost of living crisis leading people to gambling, says charity

Survey by GamCare found gamblers trying to win money for bills, or using betting shops to stay warm People are turning to gambling to help them with the cost of living crisis - from trying to win money to pay bills to using betting shops as warm banks, a gambling charity has said. The charity GamCare said that while this was likely to exacerbate financial stresses, research found four in 10 (42%) problem gamblers believed that gambling would improve their financial situation in the next year com...