‘Radical intervention’ needed to stop online gambling harm, man who lost $8m tells federal MPs

Gavin Fineff, who stole millions of dollars from clients and friends to service his addiction, sends message to politicians in Canberra

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The man who triggered a gambling regulator's most significant decision of the decade" has urged federal politicians to launch a radical intervention" to stop the harm caused by online sports gambling.

The former financial adviser Gavin Fineff stole millions of dollars from his clients and friends - some of whom were elderly and vulnerable - to service his gambling addiction. He lost more than $8m to sports betting companies, which has not been returned to his victims.

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