Gambling addiction: The struggle for support
This Is Why
Sky News
4.0 • 552 Ratings
🗓️ 10 December 2025
⏱️ 17 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
Kiki Marriott is one of the thousands of people in the UK whose life has spiralled out of control because of gambling addiction.
However, research has shown that while people from ethnic minorities like Kiki are actually less likely to gamble than their white counterparts – they are more likely to suffer harm from gambling and less likely to seek help.
Why is this? And what can be done to help those most in need feel more comfortable with getting support?
Niall is joined by Kiki and Sky News correspondent Emma Birchley.
Warning: This podcast contains references to addiction, substance abuse and suicide.
Producer: Tom Gillespie
Editor: Mike Bovill
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | Sky News, the full story first. |
| 0:08.6 | Coming up, gamblers from ethnic minority backgrounds are more likely to conceal addiction than white people, |
| 0:15.0 | but also more likely to suffer harm. |
| 0:17.1 | We speak to one woman to find out why. |
| 0:21.5 | Stop paying to invest. |
| 0:24.1 | With free trade, you can invest without the legacy fees, |
| 0:27.6 | with a free ICER, a free pension, |
| 0:29.9 | and commission-free investing in funds, stocks, ETFs, bonds and more. |
| 0:36.2 | Join over 1.6 million users on Free Trade's award-winning free platform. |
| 0:41.7 | Go to Freetrade.io slash radio to get started. |
| 0:46.4 | Capital at risk. |
| 0:47.6 | Issa and SIP rules apply. |
| 0:49.2 | Other charges may apply. |
| 0:51.4 | Add water to your will. |
| 0:53.6 | And know that from that single drop, life will grow. |
| 1:00.0 | Communities will flourish. |
| 1:02.0 | A better world will be left. |
| 1:05.0 | By leaving a gift in your will to Water Aid, you'll help bring essential clean water to people |
| 1:10.0 | who need it, to change their own |
| 1:12.4 | lives for generations to come. Add WaterAid to your will. Search WaterAid legacy to find out how. |
| 1:22.7 | It's commonly known that gambling can be addictive and therefore dangerous. Yet despite help being pretty |
| 1:28.3 | readily available in fact, research shows that people from ethnic minority backgrounds just |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Sky News, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of Sky News and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.