Video games are unlocking child gambling. This has to be reined in Alex Hern

In a tale of gambling addiction posted to Reddit shortly before Christmas, the numbers were as shocking as they were unsurprising. First the anonymous addict frittered away $200 (£149), in November 2016. Then $300, $400, $1,500 … eventually, by December 2017, a credit card debt of $16,000, too large to be kept a secret any longer. It's a painful narrative, one that's not softened through repeated telling. What might be more surprising is the particular type of gambling under discussion.