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Originally Posted by Toy Soldier
I think it helping the economy is sadly a stretch; a lot of the closures may well actively damage local economies is the sad reality and I'm honestly amazed that the government went ahead with capping the machines, as they are HEAVILY taxed (government has been profiting off of machines addicts quite nicely [emoji106]).
The benefit to people with gambling addiction though is more than worth it. Especially given that, in my experience, the number of gamblers who have at least a low-level bona-fide addiction is MUCH higher than the industry would like people to believe.
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We all know how adept companies are at avoiding tax though however heavily that industry is taxed? Maybe the govt aren't finding they're getting the cut of these high stake machines they were expecting? As you say were it such a cash cow would they be taking action? The ethical high Road is not what the modern conservative is known for. It prob is a stretch I guess the addicts will have to access support before any money they were giving the bookies would be spent in other ways, saved or reinvested.