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02-11-2018 10:24 |
Re: Tracy Crouch resigns as Sports Minister
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Originally Posted by nomadking
(Post 35968948)
1) Nobody is dragging people off the streets and forcing people to use them.
2) There is already a form of cap in place as there is a limit to how much you can win in any particular "play". You can only bet as much which would possibly win you £500.
3) What is the nonsense about "crack cocaine betting machines" just because it is possible to gamble £100 every 20 seconds? How many people do that? Then you actually have to have the money to be able to do that in the first place.
4) There is not exactly a shortage of other methods of gambling and they often can also be done with high stakes and frequently.
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Once a newsagent had a copy of the gaming machine industry magazine on the shelf and I remember some of the articles including
- "remote" access to the machine so payout can be adjusted within limits - e.g. better payouts for your regulars/mates
- psychologists to work out patterns to hook players and keep them playing
- having non-payout machines that could be placed where young people could play them (not gambling, no controls) to get them used to playing so they would use real gaming machines later.
As someone who was hooked on the older fruit machines I know how easy it is to make just one more play. And bookies have little incentive to control punters playing beyond keeping their license and general goodwill.
These machines are now even worse with bigger stakes and faster plays and no human to say "enough".
I'd also like to see advertising for gambling banned or more strictly controlled. Treat the same as tobacco or alcohol advertising and sponsorship. |
