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You and Yours: VIP Gambling, Fenty Beauty, Center Parcs

Gambling: Pleasurable or dangerous?

25/09/2017

VIP Gambling, Fenty Beauty, Center Parcs

BBC Radio 4 - You and Yours, VIP Gambling, Fenty Beauty, Center Parcs

Are online bookies encouraging problem gamblers to play again by making them VIP members?

Online bookies could be encouraging problem gamblers to play again by making them VIP members. Plus how Rihanna's new make-up line is a game-changer for the beauty industry.

Online bookies appear to be encouraging problem gamblers to play again by making them VIP members. Is rewarding a gambler who's betting large sums with free spins and trips away risky? And how do they ensure that their subsequent behaviour isn't problematic?

New research commissioned by You and Yours shows by 2037 there will be 3.2 million people in the UK over the age of 85, double the amount we have now with many of them needing long term care. But we won't have enough care staff to look after them. Our reporter Samantha Fenwick analyses the data and what this means for residents, their families and carers.

Rihanna's new makeup line has made beauty vloggers very excited because of its inclusive foundation range of 40 shades. Why have some cosmetic companies not seen this potentially lucrative gap in the market before?

People who've booked holidays at Center Parcs in Longleat were looking forward to diving in the rapids - one of its main attractions. But Center Parcs has closed the ride at short notice and told people they can't change their dates or get a refund.

People who run YouTube channels are complaining that Google, who own it, are cutting their income by deciding that their videos are unsuitable for advertisers. It means they lose the money that comes from the revenue share on ads placed on videos. Which videos are Google deeming suitable for adverts? 

A new bottle deposit scheme is being proposed by the Scottish government, but corner shops there say the scheme is unworkable - we find out why.

Presenter: Winifred Robinson
Producer: Lydia Thomas.

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