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Graduates devise new guide to help students with gambling habits

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January 30, 2026

TWO Bristol graduates have launched a guide to help universities tackle student gambling addiction after witnessing the toll it took on their friends.

Benjamin Parker and Jordan White developed the 'From Freshers' Week to Losing Streak' resource as a final-year project at the University of Bristol's Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship.

Now, backed by £8,000 in funding from the Bristol University's Runway accelerator, the pair are rolling out the initiative to help institutions protect vulnerable young people.

Ben, co-founder of the Fair Play Toolkit organisation, said: "Lots of my mates gambled, and I had a suspicion that it was happening all the time.

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