Matt Zarb-Cousin @mzc.bsky.social · 15hIf you’re heading to the Green Party conference and interested in hearing a discussion on gambling policy and why regulation is a mess, come along to this event on Saturday morning chaired by me 051
Reposted by Matt Zarb-CousinRob Delaney @robdelaney.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Even if he “can’t help it” because he’s a vampire, I still think what Dracula did is wrong 3292971
Matt Zarb-Cousin @mzc.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Big wake up call for the global gambling industry. Get your house in order, embrace the consumer protection agenda otherwise you’ll just get banned. 75% of Brazilians support prohibition because operators have taken the pissreuters.comBrazil's Lula bans online betting operations as reelection race tightensBrazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Friday announced a ban on online betting operations in Latin America's largest economy, the latest in a series of measures unveiled ahead of next mont... 0131
Matt Zarb-Cousin @mzc.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Went on Luck On Sunday yesterday for what is always a heated debate about gambling policyyoutu.beMatt Zarb-Cousin On Machine Gaming Duty And Racing's Funding | Luck On SundayYouTube video by Racing TV 051
Reposted by Matt Zarb-CousinDawn Butler MP @dawnbutlerbrent.bsky.social · 02/09/2026@andyburnham.bsky.social gets it! Politics must make a real difference to people’s everyday lives. Scrapping Aim to Permit is a huge win for communities like mine, giving us greater power to stop gambling premises clustering on our high streets. This is what change looks like. 4195
Reposted by Matt Zarb-CousinWill Prochaska @willprochaska.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Yes! Huge credit to Dawn Butler and so many campaigners. The time of gambling outlets having free rein to prey on communities is over, and it's taken a Burnham government just weeks. A sign of things to come for gambling reform. 052
Reposted by Matt Zarb-CousinDawn Butler MP @dawnbutlerbrent.bsky.social · 10/08/2026🚨WE WON! After years of campaigning, the Govt is set to scrap ‘Aim to Permit’ - giving councils and local communities power to say NO to new gambling venues. We delivered for London and all UK. Thank you @andyburnham.bsky.social & to all who backed my campaign. Please share the news! 🥰 2036586
Matt Zarb-Cousin @mzc.bsky.social · 04/04/2026youtu.beHow Casinos Quietly Target Addicted Players (Gamban Interview)YouTube video by ODAAT Gambling Awareness 062
Reposted by Matt Zarb-CousinPodcasting is Praxis @praxiscast.bsky.social · 27/02/2026📜 From the Archives Alert 📜 Valve is getting hit with a US lawsuit over its loot boxes being gambling in ugly cosmetic skins and getting under-18s into it. We talked about this "economy" a while ago with @mzc.bsky.social - it's bad and should be stopped. praxiscast.podbean.com/e/e384-rush-...praxiscast.podbean.comE384 - Rush B(ankruptcy) ft. Matt Zarb-Cousin | Podcasting is PraxisAh the innocent pastime of videos game and shooting mans. Oh no, no no no, what's all this illegal underage gambling doing here? We're joined by Matt Zarb-Cousin to find out. Get the Gamban app: https... 075
Reposted by Matt Zarb-CousinPodcasting is Praxis @praxiscast.bsky.social · 29/11/2025🚨Reskinned Episode Alert🚨 @mzc.bsky.social joined us to talk gambling, counter-strike 2 skins, the fickleness of Gabe Newell and roulette wheels in every app and website that wants to sell you shit. praxiscast.podbean.com/e/e384-rush-...praxiscast.podbean.comE384 - Rush B(ankruptcy) ft. Matt Zarb-Cousin | Podcasting is PraxisAh the innocent pastime of videos game and shooting mans. Oh no, no no no, what's all this illegal underage gambling doing here? We're joined by Matt Zarb-Cousin to find out. Get the Gamban app: https... 1179
Matt Zarb-Cousin @mzc.bsky.social · 09/11/2025Wrote this for the New Statesmannewstatesman.com"Tax online casinos until the pips squeak"Rachel Reeves must instate a harm-based gambling tax 1112
Reposted by Matt Zarb-CousinCllr Benali Hamdache @greenbenali.bsky.social · 22/08/2025The Greens reaching our potential involves winning over lots of ex-Labour voters Guess what? That comes with welcoming former Labour members I worked with @mzc.bsky.social on setting up @greensorganise.bsky.social - alongside Greens new & old That’s our future www.newstatesman.com/politics/gre...newstatesman.comThe truth about the “hostile takeover” of the Green PartyThe left has no place in Labour any more. 210329
Matt Zarb-Cousin @mzc.bsky.social · 11/08/2025youtu.be#191 With Guest Matt Zarb-Cousin - Hot Water’s Green Room w/Tony & JamieYouTube video by Hot Water Comedy Club 031
Matt Zarb-Cousin @mzc.bsky.social · 04/07/2025British politics is recalibrating and Greens Organise can be the vector for a Red/Green alliance 🔴🟢 0163
Matt Zarb-Cousin @mzc.bsky.social · 17/06/2025Thrilled to have been published in the latest edition of @jacobinmag.bsky.socialjacobin.comThe House Always WinsThe gaming industry is turning every smartphone into a casino — and it’s destroying more lives than ever. 072
Reposted by Matt Zarb-CousinZack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 16/06/2025Government policy is to grow the gambling industry. That means more addiction and more suicide. Time for a rethink. - @endgamblingads.bsky.social & @mzc.bsky.social 31343123
Reposted by Matt Zarb-CousinGreens Organise @greensorganise.bsky.social · 02/06/2025"If we have a left wing platform that wants to transform the British economy, we’re going get a lot of people that are opposed to it, and that’s not a bad thing. @mzc.bsky.social speaking at the latest in our 'What next for the Greens' series: 12611
Matt Zarb-Cousin @mzc.bsky.social · 26/04/2025This is a fantastic documentary and thanks to the guys at GEN for speeding my voice up as I know I speak way too slow 🐢youtu.beHow Online Gambling Broke AmericaYouTube video by GEN 050
Matt Zarb-Cousin @mzc.bsky.social · 10/04/2025Wrote this with Paddy Power founder Stewart Kenny on how the gambling industry is destroying both horse racing and people’s lives by peddling online casinothoroughbreddailynews.comOp/Ed: Racing's Future and Reducing Gambling Harm Go Hand in HandBy Stewart Kenny and Matt Zarb-Cousin When betting shops had Fixed Odds Betting Terminals (FOBTs) at £100 a spin, offering high-speed roulette, the machines changed the atmosphere of betting shops. Pu... 052
Reposted by Matt Zarb-CousinCoalition to End Gambling Ads @endgamblingads.bsky.social · 26/03/2025Hats off to @carolinerussell.bsky.social for continuing to push the Mayor of London to do the right thing on gambling ads. We can't wait for central government to opine on this topic. We need local leaders up and down the country to demand change. 0144
Reposted by Matt Zarb-CousinCaroline Russell @carolinerussell.bsky.social · 19/03/2025Dropped into House of Commons for @chapterone-uk.bsky.social launching as a national provider addressing gambling harm. Good to catch @sianberry.bsky.social @mzc.bsky.social and @willprochaska.bsky.social to plan ways of tackling gambling adverts on public transport and in betting shop windows. 0184
Matt Zarb-Cousin @mzc.bsky.social · 17/03/2025My bit on 60 Minutes got another run out on Last Week Tonight during John Oliver’s fantastic takedown of online gambling in the US 1172
Reposted by Matt Zarb-CousinDavid T @sportingtrade.bsky.social · 01/03/2025Excellent from Matt and Neil on affordability checks and problem gambling. A must watch for anybody with strong opinions on the subject, especially those on the left. 112
Matt Zarb-Cousin @mzc.bsky.social · 23/02/2025Thanks @racingtv.com for having me on today. Those interested in reducing gambling harm can align with those wanting to defend horse racing by joining growing calls for separate wallets and platforms for online casino and slotsyoutu.be"They are driving customers away from betting on the sport"YouTube video by Racing TV 1103
Reposted by Matt Zarb-Cousinmegan @meganmay.bsky.social · 19/02/2025Me and Olly (winner of the Grand National 2018) approve 1165
Matt Zarb-Cousin @mzc.bsky.social · 18/02/2025Fantastic news. The way these lovely dogs are treated by the gambling industry is unacceptablebbc.co.ukGreyhound racing ban promised in WalesLabour ministers say the sport - which has one track in Wales - will be banned as soon as possible. 4436
Matt Zarb-Cousin @mzc.bsky.social · 13/02/2025This is the industry that culture secretary Lisa Nandy has said she wants to see “thrive”theguardian.comUK slot machine operator fined over cancer patient’s activityGambling regulator fines Merkur Slots almost £100,000 for failings at one of its ‘adult gaming centres’ 34116
Reposted by Matt Zarb-Cousinarseblog @arseblog.com · 05/02/2025This is a very serious situation. We must stamp out the scourge of players flapping their arms like seagulls or sitting peacefully on the ground after scoring a goal. This post was brought to you by TWATBET – the anonymous bookmakers that don't actually exist who definitely aren't money launderers 9270290
Matt Zarb-Cousin @mzc.bsky.social · 02/02/2025Wrote something on LinkedIn that I wanted to share herelinkedin.comMatt Zarb-Cousin on LinkedIn: I’m 35 today, which means it’s 15 years since I quit gambling. For those…I’m 35 today, which means it’s 15 years since I quit gambling. For those that don’t know, my addiction was to Fixed Odds Betting Terminals, betting shop… 1115
Matt Zarb-Cousin @mzc.bsky.social · 01/02/2025You can always count on the Labour Right to eventually run to the media to brag about deceiving Labour’s membership with the Starmer campaign! Even in moments like now where their political project is clearly struggling with trust and credibility issues 1367
Matt Zarb-Cousin @mzc.bsky.social · 01/02/2025Judge condemns SkyBet for unlawful use of customer data after “problem gambler” was sent 1,300 marketing emails based on thousands of data points gathered without proper consent Player protection measures didn’t kick in even though he spent all his wagestheguardian.comUK betting giants under fire for ads targeting at-risk gamblersJudge condemns firm for use of customer’s data after problem gambler was sent 1,300 emails over two years 3136
Reposted by Matt Zarb-CousinPaul Krugman @pkrugman.bsky.social · 01/02/2025Leopard: I will eat your face Bank analysts: Our baseline assumes no face-eating Leopard: Chomp chomp chomp 198105482843
Matt Zarb-Cousin @mzc.bsky.social · 01/02/2025One of many sliding doors moments that might have prevented Starmer becoming Labour leader and then Prime Ministerthetimes.comThe day Dominic Cummings offered to make Jeremy Corbyn PMIn their inside story of Starmer’s rise, which we serialise this weekend, Patrick Maguire and Gabriel Pogrund reveal how the strategist courted the hard left to save Brexit 0155
Matt Zarb-Cousin @mzc.bsky.social · 30/01/2025If we had effective consumer protection regulation, as well as a gambling ombudsman like the government promised some time ago, then all losing bets would be settled as a cash-out at the point Bet365’s website and app crashedtheguardian.comGamblers complain to Bet365 over outage during Champions League matchesOnline gambling firm’s service ‘issues’ left bettors apparently unable to ‘cash out’ on busy night in European football 2154
Matt Zarb-Cousin @mzc.bsky.social · 26/01/2025To be a Labour Chancellor and find yourself in a position where you decide the best course of action is to cut welfare spending is an admission of failure. Rachel Reeves should resign before she does so, she clearly isn’t up to the job 46812
Matt Zarb-Cousin @mzc.bsky.social · 26/01/2025Rachel Reeves is now taking the failure of her economic policies out on the sick and disabled. A desperate coward. I remember the days when we were called naive by people insistent Labour were only posturing right to win an election, and they’d do good things once in government. How is that going? 815849
Matt Zarb-Cousin @mzc.bsky.social · 26/01/2025Keir Starmer’s net approval rating is now at an all time low of -35. He is on track to be the most unpopular Prime Minister ever, and there is nowhere to hide. They can’t blame this on “Long Corbyn” or some other bullshit. He has to own the fact he has failed the country because his agenda sucks 815444
Reposted by Matt Zarb-CousinJesse D. Jenkins @jessedjenkins.com · 22/01/2025China appears set to become the world's first clean tech hegemon, their global influence & domestic economy secured through a network of minerals, batteries, EVs, solar, wind & nuclear production & exports. Meanwhile, the US under Trump tries to hang on to its role as 20th century petro-hegemon. 🔌💡 191679246
Matt Zarb-Cousin @mzc.bsky.social · 23/01/2025This will have huge ramifications for how online gambling operates, which has targeted people to drive engagement on the basis of data harvested addiction profilesawo.agencyLandmark High Court ruling on GDPR consent to profiling and targeting in RTM v Bonne Terre - AnalysisA new data rights agency 1122
Matt Zarb-Cousin @mzc.bsky.social · 08/01/2025Denise Coates, the owner of Bet365, took a 65% pay cut but still earns £3m per WEEK 1208
Reposted by Matt Zarb-CousinGrace Blakeley @graceblakeley.substack.com · 06/01/2025In sum, Musk hates unions. He wants the government to crush them. Politicians who say ‘crush unions’ don’t win elections. But politicians who say ‘deport immigrants’ do. Once they’ve won power, then they can go head to head with labour - as Trump is now. 540680
Reposted by Matt Zarb-CousinAndrew Fisher @fisherandrew79.bsky.social · 06/01/2025For decades the ignorant and bigoted views of billionaires, mediated through their newspapers, has driven the agenda of broadcasters. Now the undiluted ignorant and bigoted rantings of a billionaire direct to social media is driving the news agenda. 310744
Matt Zarb-Cousin @mzc.bsky.social · 05/01/2025Keir Starmer has no register with which to respond to Elon Musk because he’s spent years sucking up to the “billionaire class”. He could instead have reframed public demands for sovereignty and more control over our lives as being a symptom of economic failure, unaccountable power and inequality 14515
Matt Zarb-Cousin @mzc.bsky.social · 02/01/2025Polling points to Labour heading for Pasokification but no political pundits are talking about this because Starmer has done everything they were asking 65311
Matt Zarb-Cousin @mzc.bsky.social · 01/01/2025They could have used the majority that landed in their laps to actually do some good, but instead we’ve had to endure them huffing their own farts about the importance of “taking tough decisions” — and look where it’s got them 2299
Reposted by Matt Zarb-CousinKevin O’Connell @hibou2.bsky.social · 30/12/2024Really profound. Love an intelligent response. 111
Matt Zarb-Cousin @mzc.bsky.social · 30/12/2024Starmer is going to bring back more washed New Labour grandees because he wants to convey that his government’s inertia up til now is down to current personnel not “knowing the ropes” . The reality is they had virtually nothing in their manifesto so the civil service cannot be compelled into action 47215
Reposted by Matt Zarb-CousinZack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 28/12/2024"If we fail to deliver real solutions – not just in rhetoric but through policies that improve people’s lives – more demagogues will rise." My article today on a Universal Basic Income in the @bigissue.com : 👇🏼 www.bigissue.com/opinion/univ...bigissue.comWe all deserve more money. Let me prove why it's time for universal basic incomeA universal basic income policy is simple yet transformative, writes Zack Polanski, deputy leader of the Green Party of England and Wales. 16454215
