The Gambling Commission has approved the introduction of Financial Risk Assessments which the BHA claims could cost racing £250 million in lost revenue over five years

The Gambling Commission has approved the introduction of Financial Risk Assessments which the BHA claims could cost racing £250 million in lost revenue over five years

The commission said a pilot found that 97 per cent of those spending above the threshold levels could be easily and frictionlessly assessed for financial difficulties

Seven people, none of whom have any practical experience of working in the betting industry, have decreed that the everyday punter may now face invasive and intrusive financial…