Oliver Long
14 Jan 2026 · Coroner Laura Bradford · East Sussex
This report repeats 1 earlier warning. See the linked reports.
The coroner's concerns
1. unlicensed gambling sites
“I heard evidence from [name redacted]'s family and the Gambling Commission in respect of the efficacy of the UK self-exclusion scheme, GamStop, which allows customers to bar themselves from all forms of legal and licenced online betting. This scheme, however, does not capture overseas unlicenced sites and people who have self-excluded (as [name redacted] did) may be able to access these sites or are being deliberately targeted by them.”
2. unlicensed gambling sites
“Consumers are unlikely to check that a site is licenced prior to accessing it, particularly if the advert for the site is in a trusted space, such as on social media. The result is that people who are at risk of gambling-related harm in accessing these sites are not protected by features such as limit setting and slowing down of gains, and they may not be aware that these features are unlikely to be present on the site they are using.”
3. unlicensed gambling sites
“There is, in my view, a lack of adequate public health information and warning relating to the risks posed by unlicenced gambling sites.”
Linked reports
Closely relatedConfidence 0.80 · moderate
Earlier report
“The information available to [the deceased] was insufficient to prevent him gambling or to inform him of the help / treatments available”
This report
“There is, in my view, a lack of adequate public health information and warning relating to the risks posed by unlicenced gambling sites.”