‘Unwilling’ coroners failed us, say families of gambling addicts who took their own lives

Bereaved relatives claim betting industry is not being held to account, report reveals

Families of gambling addicts who took their own lives have told of being let down by the coroner service, which they say failed to properly investigate the role of betting firms, a new report has revealed.

Campaign groups believe that gambling is a factor in hundreds of suicides each year, but in only one inquest has a gambling company been named as an interested person".