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what do you say to annie ashton, whose husband was tempted back into gambling via free bets and lateren on. i would dispute that, i think that we're making significant changes. the white paper is 250 pages. all bets are off though on when change will happen as the next stage is consultation. the betting industry has broadly welcomed the plans. the rate of problem gambling is low, its 0.2%. what we want to make sure is we are looking after vulnerable people and we think that the white paper, we know the white paper will help us to deliver that. labour and the lib dems criticised the failure to curb gambling advertising in sport. one betting firm said the reforms will cost them £100 million. but as the share prices of the betting companies remaining steady today, campaigners believe the odds were stacked in the industry's favour. katie russell, bbc news. much of england goes to the polls next thursday, to vote in the local elections, and one part of the country where labour is hoping to make gains, is in north warwickshire. alex forsyth has been there to see how the all the parties' cam

what do you say to annie ashton, whose husband was tempted back into gambling via free bets and laterans on those are so woolly, they're not really worth the paper they're written on. i would dispute that. i think that we're making significant changes. the white paper is 250 pages. all bets are off, though, on when change will happen as the next stage is consultation. the betting industry has broadly welcomed the plans. the rate of problem gambling is low, it's 0.2%. but what we want to make sure is that we are looking after vulnerable people and we think that the white paper, and we know that the white paper will help us to deliver that. labour and the lib dems criticised the failure to curb gambling advertising in sport. 0ne betting firm said the reforms will cost them £100 million. but as the share prices of the betting companies remain steady today, campaigners believe the odds were stacked in the industry's favour. katie russell, bbc news. gervais williams is head of equities at the investment manager premier miton here in london. first, spot lost tobacco and alcohol. how reliant