Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
Today's betting shop protest attracting scores of signatures ...
THE protest this afternoon against the possible Paddy Power betting shop is attracting scores of signatures from passers-by. Yet another betting shop may spring up in the current Every Bodies Music on the corner of Tottenham High Road and West Green Road (No. 261 High Road).
This afternoon the petition is being manned (and womaned) until 3:00 PM. Next meeting at Chancers, 399 High Road, Thursday, 7:30 PM.
Protesters demonstrate outside Tottenham Record Shop (story)
This afternoon the petition is being manned (and womaned) until 3:00 PM. Next meeting at Chancers, 399 High Road, Thursday, 7:30 PM.
Protesters demonstrate outside Tottenham Record Shop (story)
Tags for Forum Posts: Paddy Power, Seven Sisters, betting shop, gambling
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Permalink Reply by Hugh on
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Good for them, I really hope they can make a difference. Our experience suggests that these are tough ones to win in the courts, but perhaps this will all be grist to the mill for the campaign to change the law.
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Permalink Reply by Clive Carter on
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I NOTE that "Haringey Council now has a statutory duty to respond to all petitions put forward by residents". ( Haringey Council will respond to all petitions in Haringey Independent).
The council has been ambiguous about gambling in the past. IMO they need to be put on the spot and asked how strongly they are making representations to government about the need for a change in New Labour's pro-Gambling Act (2003), that has led to the current situation of saturation betting shops, targeted in poorer areas.
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(You don't need the Haringey Independent to tell you that Clive. You already noted this fact on my post about this some 18 months ago. Then back in March this year we published the official guidance to this legislation.)
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Permalink Reply by Old-Age-Emporium(OAE) on
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If Paddy Power succeeds in spreading his empire here, I trust he'll honour the spirit, grammar and spelling of the original. 'Every Paddies Magic' would seem fitting.
OAP
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Permalink Reply by matt on
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With Betfred already in Leicester Square who knows, maybe a kiosk outside Buckingham Palace Gates sooner than one thinks; catch a tourist dollar.
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Paddy Power will fight Haringey Council over refused betting shop application in Tottenham
BOOKMAKER intent on taking over a well-loved record shop in Tottenham will battle Haringey Council after it refused planning permission.
Paddy Power intends to lodge an appeal with the Planning Inspectorate over the council's decision to block its new store.
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Article in Haringey Independent
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One of the stated objects of the Gambling Act was to prevent crime (associated with gambling). Greengrocers are not licensed and carrots are not normally associated with crime, which suggests that there is a problem in this regard with betting shops. Money laundering would be an obvious one.
As to demand, the betting companies seek to portray gambling as merely another form of commerce, subject to normal laws of supply and demand. This was the thrust of New Labour's Gambling Act. The difficulty with this is that gamlbing is not like other businesses, except perhaps liquor and illegal drugs.
As far as demand is concerned, the crucial difference is the addictive nature of it, leading to problem gambling (vegetarianism might be a problem in general, but no one recognises Problem Vegetarians!).
The phenomenon of the Near-Miss, has the punters thinking they came close to winning. They feel they're bound to win, if only they carry on a bit longer. They must try harder. Some research has linked this compulsiive-obsessive behaviour to low dopamine levels in the brain.
This is the reason for the plethora of betting shops and the natural tendency (without constraint) to head towards saturation. In theory, there is a time when there could be so many that they start making losses, but the continued new Applications, such as Paddy Power, suggests we are not there yet.
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