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AI chatbots point vulnerable social media users to illegal online casinos, analysis shows
Publisher description: Tech firms condemned for lack of controls with Meta AI and Gemini even offering advice on how to bypass UK gambling and addiction checks
The Guardian | Mar 8, 2026 | Rob Davies and Maxence Peigné
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Ollie killed himself after struggling with gambling addiction. Gemini offered similar advice. Of the five chatbots, every one was easily prompted to recommend illegal casinos. A Microsoft Copilot page online. Photograph: Alastair Grant/APOnly two of the sites offered any information at all about services that users could access if they were concerned about their gambling.
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