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Coroner Rules Online Gambling Caused Kyle Hudson’s Suicide

By Drooid · Oct 20, 2026, 10:46 AM UTC · How we work

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Coroner Paul Lawrie ruled that online gambling caused Kyle Hudson’s suicide.
He triggered 37 behavioural alerts, about once every six weeks, after opening his first account at age 18.
Lawrie urged Australia to ban gambling ads, create a national regulator, and require display of customers’ net financial positions.

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Coroner Paul Lawrie ruled that online gambling caused Kyle Hudson’s suicide.
He triggered 37 behavioural alerts, about once every six weeks, after opening his first account at age 18.
Lawrie urged Australia to ban gambling ads, create a national regulator, and require display of customers’ net financial positions.