Submitted on Saturday 5th December 2020
Rejected on Thursday 10th December 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Make all online gamblers have a limit. Max deposit of 20% of wages per month.
When signing up to any online gambling site a check must be in place with your last 3 wage slips. Your deposit limit will be 20% maximum of your personal wages a month. The only way you can change it is if you get paid more.
Banks can enforce limits going to betting sites. This will save lives.
Online gambling is far too easy and ruining lives. Everywhere you look there are promotions to sign up. Once signed up so many people fall into the addicted category without realising.
People lose their wages/savings in minutes and it's seriously affecting mental health, wellbeing and stability. Having a cap reflecting on their wages will prevent it escalating. Gambling addiction is an illness and always overlooked. It's worse than drugs and alcohol. Start treating it seriously.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
There's already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.
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You may wish to sign this petition calling for a similar action: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/329551
Your petition called for a limit on deposits linked to wages, but under the scheme you've proposed people could open accounts with multiple gambling websites to get around the limits.
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