Graduates devise new guide to help students with gambling habits

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

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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.