No date has been set for the introduction of a £2 stake limit on fixed-odds betting terminals.
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Studies looking at a cross section of the UK population have long recognised FOBTs as contributors to harmful gambling.
Fixed-odds betting terminals have been called the ‘crack cocaine’ of gambling.
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That the government has finally moved to limit the damage is welcome, but there is much still to do.
Playing to win, set up to lose.
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Ireland is the ‘wild west’ of gambling, with little regulation to protect people from the potential social harm. This needs to change.
What are the odds? Fixed.
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The signs of a gambling problem can be hidden from view.
Theatre of dreams.
Phil Shirley
Fixed odds betting terminals attract all the attention, but something alarming is being overlooked.