Tracey Crouch Conservative MP Resigns over betting terminals 'delay'
 

https://news.sky.com/story/tracey-cr...delay-11541900

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-46057548


She was angry Betting sports changes were not being done
sooner

Good on her. whats the reason for the delay anyway?

The restrictions are a sticking plaster on a burst water main anyway. They only apply to in shop gaming machines, you will still be able to play all of the same games online, which younger people (who are the ones who have addiction problems with these games) are starting to do more and more. Shutting the stable door when the horse is long gone over the hills... Everyone has an FOBT in their pocket.

Yes
held back until End of 2019

To get betting shops like TS
is a good manager of,
ready in time.

Poor TS will lose custom when his puggies are taken away

:worry:

He has plenty of time
to sort out new ways
to bring in punters

if an MP is going to resign over a cause, you would think it would be over something a bit more important

But she says some are committing Suicide
over Debts from Gambling.

She thought it would be April 2019

No one plays roulette or blackjack and all of the machine profit is in £2 spin slots, which aren't going to be affected. And are more addictive than casino-style games. I've been saying this since these restrictions were announced but no one is listening :idc:.

£50+ a spin roulette is played by fellas in suits who can drop £1000, or win £1000 and walk out with a shrug. They're bored, have money to burn, and don't give a ****. They're sticking £300 on a 20 second dog race as well and don't care about that either. They'll just put their roulette money on more dogs. Or "virtual horses" which is, tbqfh, just bloody roulette with a cartoon horse on it.

£2 slots is the one that drags in poor sods who can't afford to lose the money they're sticking in, but have won £200 for their tenner once or twice and now believe its "only a matter of time" until they win big again, so they play every day. Short spin time of a few seconds, flashing lights, pretty pictures, lightning fast risk-reward cycle... It's a pavlovian nightmare :shrug:.

We're legally only allowed 4 machines in shop. All 4 are constantly spinning slots 90% of the time. Maybe it's only a matter of time until the gambling opponents catch on to this and pursue a ban, but things will already have moved on. Roulette was a HUGE problem 5 years ago when these campaigns started... It's only just come to anything, and it's about 18 months too late.