Bereaved Mum Backs Calls For Gambling Regulation

A mom from Kent whose child took his own life after ending up being addicted to gaming is backing calls by MPs to treat gaming as a risk in a similar method to drinking and smoking.


Lesley Wade, from Minster on the Isle of Sheppey, lost her child Aaron Armstrong, whom she refers to as "family orientated", "fun" and a "brilliant sportsman," in 2014.


She said it had actually taken her numerous years to comprehend the nature of dependency which "the onus wasn't all on him" to stop betting.


The Betting and Gaming Council said the "frustrating majority" of people who bet do so "safely and properly."


4 February 2026


Minster (Isle of Sheppey)


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