Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
Help stop gambling premises swamping our high street
A few years back Harringay's high street was badly impacted by gambling outfits muscling their way in. The pressure has eased off a bit, but we're still very well served with betting and gambling machine outlets.
The large premises at the corner of St Ann's Road, opposite the Salisbury is up for grabs again - just over a decade ago the community won a fight-back against it being leased to a betting shop operator. I wouldn't wonder if it's not looking as attractive a proposition today as it was in 2012.
Now is the chance to have your say on how the Council should manage gambling in the borough.
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Permalink Reply by Sixfaces
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Thanks very much, will fill this out. Note that the form highlights that they cannot consider:
- moral objections: we cannot take into account comments based on a dislike of gambling, or a general view that it is undesirable to allow gambling premises in the borough
- demand: we cannot take into account issues around the demand or need for gambling premises in the borough
On this basis, what are others considering commenting?
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Permalink Reply by Tim
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They might not accept “a general view that it is undesirable”, but independent research indicating gambling has an undesirable impact on communities might hold sway. This is not a bad one to start: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00343404.2022.2159355#...
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Permalink Reply by Emma
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I agree! I was all prepared to fill out this survey, share it with friends and get some momentum going behind this. We already have too many gambling outlets on the highstreet and its effect on families and addiction is well documented. However, if this type of objection isn’t going to be taken into consideration, then it feels like there’s little point in filling this in sadly. Plus who’s going to wade through a 37 page document before adding their (very open ended) comments? It feels like tokenism.
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