No one can say they weren’t warned. For years, bookmakers, punters and the horse racing industry have tried to explain, with increasing desperation, why affordability checks are dangerous and unworkable. At every turn, the Gambling Commission has covered its ears. This week it confirmed it will push ahead with intrusive financial checks on people simply

No one can say they weren’t warned. For years, bookmakers, punters and the horse racing industry have tried to explain, with increasing desperation, why affordability checks are…

Culture, media and sport committee questions bear a striking similarity to those racing industry has been asking