Julie Martin s Husband Bill Troshupa Killed Himself In Front Of Their 16-year-old Son After Running Up Gambling Debts Of £250 000
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Julie Martin's husband, Bill Troshupa, killed himself in front of their 16-year-old son after running up gambling debts of £250,000.
Yesterday the mother-of-two, who lives in Waltham Abbey, Essex, welcomed some of the Government's latest regulation proposals announced yesterday, but called for a clampdown to stop gambling advertising and better checks to protect young people.
Mrs Martin, a vocal campaigner on gambling harms, took aim at MPs, saying she was ��exceptionally disappointed' by ‘how empty' the Commons benches were for Lucy Frazer's statement on the White Paper yesterday.
She told the Mail: ‘We've waited two years for this White Paper, and it just goes to prove how our MPs really do not see gambling as a serious issue.'
She said the £10million-a-month levy on betting firms ‘was a step forward' but that the vital cash should also be given to independent charities tackling problem gambling and its effects, as well as to NHS gambling addiction clinics.
Bylent ‘Bill' Troshupa, 53, a former maths prodigy in his native Kosovo who later studied medicine for two years, had become unpredictable and angry after losing thousands betting 12 hours a day through the pandemic with firms including William Hill and 888
Mother-of-two Julie Martin, who lives in Waltham Abbey, Essex, welcomed some of the Government's proposals, but called for a clampdown to stop gambling advertising and better checks to protect young people
Gambling firms will be required to carry out 'affordability checks' on those who lose more than £500 in a year and more extensive checks on anyone who loses more than £1,000 in a day or planet88 £2,000 over three months.
Tougher restrictions are also being proposed for under-25s, raising fears ministers are creating a 'dividing line' in society.
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