Three out of four Britons gamble every week, and we lose around nine-and-a-half billion pounds every year, a figure which has doubled in just four years. With the passing of the Gambling Act these figures look set to continue rising. In this week’s The Insider , reformed gambling addict Jake Brindell argues that the Government is increasing the opportunity to gamble and will be responsible for creating many more addicts with devastating effects on tens of thousands of families.

Channel 4, Friday 20 July 2007 7:30pm