FOBT Archives

UK Government’s Gambling Act Review Is Going Nowhere Fast

Nich Moore April 15, 2021 21:53:06

The Conservative UK government of Boris Johnson was always going to address this issue. They’ll get lots of good headlines out of it for combatting the scourge of gambling. Tabloid newspapers in the UK love that sort of thing. Unfortunately, the industry itself isn’t so happy. They think the gambling act review could pose an existential threat to the business for sites like Bet365. However, having taken advantage of UK gambling laws for so long, they can’t say so.

Artificial Intelligence Revamps UK Gambling Machine Betting

Nich Moore November 23, 2019 12:33:30

AI to lock you out of your UK gambling machine betting session preventing problem patterns, but only for 30 seconds.

FOBT Restraints Prompt More High Street Bookie Whinging

Nich Moore August 8, 2018 11:22:11

The times, we're often reminded, change and we should, therefore, do the same, however it would appear there are some high street bookmakers that prefer to whine bitterly at having been left behind by the arrival of the internet age and the dominance of Bet365, one of the best online betting sites in the UK, issuing dire threats and announcing profit warnings. Has the backlash against FOBT machines doomed the high street bookmaker's shop to inevitable extinction? And should we really care?

7 Ways To Distract People From Your Affair At A Local Casino

Nich Moore April 20, 2018 06:24:13

With ghastly machines like FOBT lowering the tone of the gambling industry like fat ugly strippers at a funeral it can be easy to think you’re unlikely to run into anyone you know at anything as low rent as your local casino, but don’t whatever you do think you can safely enjoy extra-marital fun with […]

Maximum FOBT Stakes Need Slashing Suggests UK Quango

Nich Moore March 22, 2018 07:56:30

For the gambling industry it was never going to be good news, the rabid tabloid headlines on the subject alone enough to make any government run for cover or at the very least kick it into the long grass for the next government to trip over much later on, but as the gambling commission in […]

Bookies Defend High Stakes FOBT In UK By Taking Hostages

Nich Moore March 6, 2018 05:14:20

FOBT are the bane of the gaming industry in the UK and however they’re dressed up where you’re from they’re just as much of a problem there as anywhere else. Placed in betting shops in typically poor areas these sleek traps for the unwary are cynical profiteering by a business that already knows it’s future […]

Researchers Demand Independent Funding for Studies on Gambling

Monica E. August 11, 2014 14:17:39

Experts propose a statutory levy for British gambling companies, to ensure independent funds for research. British researchers met at Goldsmiths University to discuss about funding sources for their studies, at an event called “Dangerous Consumption”. The main topic of discussion was the dilemma early career researchers are often faced with, of either taking money from […]

Gambler from Gillingham Smashes Fixed Odds Betting Machines

Toni May 27, 2014 11:49:50

Robert Deeming hammers fixed odds terminals at William Hill and Coral, in order to prove a point how money is gambled on the machines. The gambling addiction turned his life upside down, causing him to lose thousands on other occasions. Gambling news estimate that Robert Deeming gambled away somewhere between GBP 3,000 and GBP 4,000 […]

Gala Coral’s Shops Expect Inevitable Closure After UK Gambling Law Changes

Jennifer W. May 21, 2014 14:12:55

Gala Coral, UK betting operator, braces itself for inevitable shop closure, even though the company has shown a progressive increase in its yearly growth. Recent changes to UK gambling laws and regulations has shaken things up for the company, since the newly announced changes include tougher stances on the presence of fixed odds betting terminals. […]

Gambling Machines in Britain Will Alert Players When They’ve Spent too Much on FOBTs

Monica E. March 3, 2014 17:14:30

Betting shops across Britain and Wales will use a new alerting system to warn players when they have spent too much on FOBTs. It’s been over a year since the Campaign for Fairer Gambling has launched its crusade against fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs), asking the Government to change current British gambling laws to limit their […]

FOBTs Wreak Havoc as Punters Spent GBP 1212 Per Person in 2013

Tom S. January 2, 2014 14:19:27

MP Gordon Brown advises the Scottish Parliament to allow control over the number of FOBTs. Britain’s battle against fixed odds betting terminals (FOBTs) is far from being over. Recent gambling news report that Scottish gamblers are spending the most money on fixed odds betting terminals per head of population. Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath are at the […]