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April 27, 2026
Call for UK gambling reform after ‘generous and caring’ woman takes her own life
Ellen Mulvey ran up huge betting losses online and wrote ‘addiction is the worst disease’ before she died
TL;DR
- Ellen Mulvey, a managing director in a global financial recruitment firm, died by suicide.
- Her family believes she lost hundreds of thousands of pounds due to a secret gambling addiction.
- Mulvey's addiction reportedly began in 2018 and contributed to her deteriorating mental health.
- She used the Gamstop self-exclusion scheme but then turned to unlicensed, overseas gambling sites.
- Her family is angry at the gambling sector and government for allowing such harm.
- The inquest concluded that gambling disorder was a contributing factor in her death.
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