Reino Unido: Redução do valor das apostas de odds fixas para duas libras

As this newspaper has reported (Problem gambling ‘a risk to over 2m in UK’, 25 August), the Natcen report found evidence of an increase in addiction among those playing...

As this newspaper has reported (Problem gambling ‘a risk to over 2m in UK’, 25 August), the Natcen report found evidence of an increase in addiction among those playing controversial fixed-odds betting terminals, which have been criticised for allowing betting shop customers to spend up to £100 every 20 seconds. In fact, according to the report, “43% of FOBT users are either problem or at-risk gamblers”. Surely the Gambling Commission, which has a duty to minimise gambling-related harm and protect children and the vulnerable, must uphold its duty and recommend that the £100 stake is reduced to £2? The government must act on that advice without further delay to protect the most vulnerable in our society.
Tim Clement-Jones House of Lords
Rt Rev Alan Smith Bishop of St Albans
Leslie MacLeod-Miller

Source: The Guardian

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