The Sunday Edition: The gambling addicts hooked on crypto
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🗓️ 16 March 2025
⏱️ 33 minutes
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This episode was originally published last August.
The government says it wants to make the UK a global hub for crypto firms. But with the NHS warning it’s being left to ‘pick up the pieces’ as people get addicted to crypto gambling, are Labour’s plans wise? Our reporter visits one of the first clinics in the world, near Edinburgh, that is treating people who have cryptocurrency problems.
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Guest: Lily Russell-Jones, Senior Money Reporter, The Times and The Sunday Times.
Host: Luke Jones.
Producer: Olivia Case.
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