
Glasgow is UK’s worst-hit gambling blackspot – costing communities £27m
Glasgow has been revealed as the UK’s blackspot for gamblers hooked on high stakes slot machines.
A study found there are 120,000 punters UK-wide who are addicted to Fixed Odds Betting Terminals.
Read the full story on Glasgow Live.
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Glasgow pays higher price for its addiction to gambling machines
Glasgow is losing more to fixed-odds betting terminals than any other council area in the country, according to research.
The machines, dubbed the crack cocaine of gambling, are costing Scotland’s largest city £27 million a year in lost money, health expenses and job problems associated with addiction to the terminals.
Read the full story in The Times.
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Advertising regulator unveils tough new standards for gambling ads
Britain’s advertising regulator has unveiled a set of new standards for gambling ads, on the back of a broad government consultation on the health risks associated with the sprawling industry.
The new standards will restrict adverts that create what the Committees of Advertising Practice (CAP) deem to convey an “inappropriate sense of urgency” – such as those that include phrases like Bet Now! to push offers during live events.
Read the full story in The Independent.
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Political climate change, the ICE exhibition and the ‘Gag’ economy
The Campaign for Fairer Gambling reflects on the recent ICE trade show and says that the Campaign has been and will continue to be ‘a force in changing the political climate on gambling’.
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