Terel Edmunds
BBC Wales Live
BBCA woman who spent her wedding night secretly losing all the money she and her wife had been gifted has accused betting companies of “predatory” behaviour.
Elissa Hubbard, 38, spent what was meant to be the happiest day of her life in 2021 hidden away gambling as part of an addiction that – at its peak- cost her £40,000 a year.
It comes as BBC analysis suggests about one in five gambling premises are in Wales’ poorest areas. An expert in the psychology of gambling called clusters of betting shops in deprived areas “a huge problem”.
The Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) said all its members operated “robust…
