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Whats Odds Will You Give Me On It Happening !
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you gotta love the irony
"councils the power to ban the machines from bookmakers' shops"
hilarious.....ban gambling machines from premiises whos sole function via gambling is to take people to the cleaners if possible.
but thats ok hes not mentioning clamping down or banning all the other forms of gambling on TV etc, that seem to be on all the time
wonder if he remembers whose party it was in the late 90's decided that opening up gambling wouldnt cause a problem
what a useless little twerp milliprat is
you gotta love the irony
"councils the power to ban the machines from bookmakers' shops"
hilarious.....ban gambling machines from premiises whos sole function via gambling is to take people to the cleaners if possible.
but thats ok hes not mentioning clamping down or banning all the other forms of gambling on TV etc, that seem to be on all the time
wonder if he remembers whose party it was in the late 90's decided that opening up gambling wouldnt cause a problem
what a useless little twerp milliprat is
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The Last Labour Government has a very bad record with regard to Gambling. They allowed more betting shops in town centres, the allowed these new machines, limiting the number to 4 per premises, and they were all for Super Casinos. The fact hey were taking donations from gambling firms may not be a coincidence. They made a lot of mistakes that have proven to be wrong and very detrimental to poor people. To be fair to Ed Miliband, he wasn't really running the show, that was Blair.
Labour introduced the law permiting these machines, so it is not ludicrous for them to ban them. They are not trying to close betting shops, they are trying to ban addictive slot machines.
Their introduction had undesired consequences. Regardless of whether Labour introduced them, there should be a clampdown on their numbers.
Labour introduced the law permiting these machines, so it is not ludicrous for them to ban them. They are not trying to close betting shops, they are trying to ban addictive slot machines.
Their introduction had undesired consequences. Regardless of whether Labour introduced them, there should be a clampdown on their numbers.
They are attractive to addicted gamblers because the wins and losses come so fast, as with all slot machines. But the gambler has to have cash in hand to play them. As with all addictions, such as alcoholism, making it harder to satisfy the craving of a few will never stop them. They'll just go to the next place to feed the addiction and/or find another source in other gambling. In a modern betting shop, you can bet on horse racing every few minutes, on meetings here and worldwide, plus there is computerised horse racing, a kind of video game, in the shop.
If he thinks that these shops proliferate in poor areas, he's probably right, but so do football pools and various lotteries flourish, since all offer a hope of escape from poverty. Shops selling cheap booze also proliferate in poor areas, offering another form of escape from reality.
If he thinks that these shops proliferate in poor areas, he's probably right, but so do football pools and various lotteries flourish, since all offer a hope of escape from poverty. Shops selling cheap booze also proliferate in poor areas, offering another form of escape from reality.
As usual someone has a rant before they know all the facts (or bother to look for all the facts).
What they want to ban is "high stakes roulette machines" where punters can bet up to £300 a minute on so-called Fixed Odds Betting Terminals.
I think most people would agree that the ability to bet (and lose) that much money in such a short space of time should not be encouraged.
What they want to ban is "high stakes roulette machines" where punters can bet up to £300 a minute on so-called Fixed Odds Betting Terminals.
I think most people would agree that the ability to bet (and lose) that much money in such a short space of time should not be encouraged.
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