Bereaved Mum Backs Require Gambling Regulation

A mom from Kent whose boy took his own life after ending up being to gambling is backing calls by MPs to deal with gaming as a public health danger in a similar method to drinking and smoking cigarettes.


Lesley Wade, from Minster on the Isle of Sheppey, lost her child Aaron Armstrong, whom she explains as "family orientated", "enjoyable" and a "brilliant sportsperson," in 2014.


She stated it had actually taken her lots of years to understand the nature of dependency which "the onus wasn't all on him" to stop gambling.


The Betting and Gaming Council stated the "frustrating majority" of individuals who gamble do so "safely and properly."


4 February 2026


Minster (Isle of Sheppey)


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