The Long family are facing up to their second Christmas without their eldest son.
Last year, an eight-year cycle of gambling addiction, recovery and relapse came to an end when Ollie took his own life, aged 36.
Gambling addiction had taken a devastating toll on a young man remembered as kind and quick-witted, with bright career prospects and a loving family. It left Ollie terrified of his future.
Now, a picture has begun to emerge of why, try as he might, he could not shake the affliction that had dogged him for so long.
Like hundreds of thousands of British gamblers, Ollie Long had stumbled into the grip of an international offshore network that exploits people who are already struggling to control their habit.
This elaborate edifice…