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      <description>A House of Lords committee has recommended a comprehensive ban on gambling advertising in Great Britain, calling it the most effective way to reduce gambling harm. The recommendation appears in the report Gambling Harm—Time for Action: Follow-up report, published by the Lords Liaison Committee on 17 September 2026.</description>
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      <description>German prosecutors have moved against an alleged unlicensed online gambling network after an investigation that ran covertly for more than three years. Five suspects are accused of offering online gambling, mainly virtual slots, commercially and as an organised group since at least July 2021 without the licence German law requires.</description>
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      <description>Greater Manchester Police, supported by the Gambling Commission and Manchester City Council’s Licensing Team, executed four warrants in Deansgate and Manchester city centre on the night of Monday 21 September 2026. Four people were arrested and cash worth more than £20,000, believed to have been laundered, was seized under the Proceeds of Crime Act.</description>
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