Jackpot

A striking exposé of the insidious business practices that have generated enormous profits for the companies operating within the UKs gambling industry.

A methodical, sensitive and occasionally harrowing polemic about the gambling industry . . . The book has echoes of Patrick Radden Keefes award-winning Empire of Pain.
SUNDAY TIMES

A serious attempt to grapple with the extent of Britains problem.
THE SPECTATOR

Persuasive.FINANCIAL TIMES
Fascinating.IRISH TIMES
Eye-opening.TELEGRAPH

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716: the number of gambling logos displayed in a single Premier League football match

£421 MILLION: the salary of Bet365s CEO in 2020.

£14 BILLION: the annual losses incurred by British gamblers.

Over half of the population gambles in the UK every year. How did we get here? What keeps us hooked when the odds are so heavily stacked against us? And who are the real winners and losers?

Jackpot dives deep into gamblings seedy underbelly to answer these questions, and many more. From the first National Lottery draw in 1569 to the Wild West of todays online casinos, Guardian reporter Rob Davies follows the money to show who profits - and at what cost.