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Betting Shops & Fixed Odds Betting Terminals

I spotted a huge advert today in the FT for a very well organised campaign against the fixed odds betting terminals which have been described as the 'crack cocaine' of gambling and which are the main reason so many new betting shops are opening up. Apparently they are the only real money-making part of bookies these days. Having successfully campaigned for a change in the law in Ireland, they are now focussing on the UK and I urge anyone who has opposed the betting shops on Green Lanes to visit the site and sign the petition

http://www.fairandopengambling.net/

Tags for Forum Posts: betting shops, fobts, gambling, petition

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Permalink Reply by Liz on October 30, 2008 at 10:51
Thanks Bushey, have signed.
Permalink Reply by Anette on October 30, 2008 at 13:19
Excellent, thanks. Have signed. It would be so good if this worked here too!
Permalink Reply by Alison P on October 30, 2008 at 18:22
Well spotted Bushy, thanks, will sign it.
Permalink Reply by Alan Stanton on November 20, 2008 at 23:31
Turning on for Late Junction on Radio 3 this evening (20 November) I caught the last five minutes of anthropologist Rebecca Cassidy's talk: The Social Life of Betting Shops. It's based on her academic research working in bookies. Even the few minutes I heard were fascinating and thought provoking.

There are lots of useful insights; including about the legal changes and why the impact on local betting shops - and their almost uncontrolled expansion - was not properly discussed.

From 21 November for six days you can listen to it by going to the BBC website.
Permalink Reply by Liz on November 25, 2008 at 11:24
Thanks for this link Alan. I have just listened to it. As you say a very interesting set of ideas.
Permalink Reply by Alan Stanton on June 11, 2014 at 22:49

Rebecca Cassidy was back on the radio today - again talking about betting shops. You can listen on the BBC Radio 4 website here.

. Start 4 minutes in; finishes at 13mins.

Permalink Reply by Hugh on November 20, 2008 at 23:35
I missed this posting Bushy. Pity, it would have married nicely with the Green Lanes petition.
Permalink Reply by Chris Smith on December 22, 2008 at 17:44
Petition duly signed. It's about time we did away with blatant means of affecting vulnerable people. Something the Government seems to be blind to.

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