Nich Moore May 4, 2018 04:35:51
Despite launching itself onto the clean fresh air of the Internet’s highlands with the enthusiasm of a hungry tiger in a school playground the gambling industry is still reticent to rid itself of the grubby stains on its character that continue to hamper it with negative connotations. Wholesale reform might be prohibitively complex and expensive, […]
Peter February 2, 2017 01:48:36
The reduction of the maximum stake at the FOBTs in UK remains a hot topic for gambling Britain: the Association of British Bookmakers with raises serious accusations The All-Party-Parliamentary-Group (APPG) has announced a report yesterday according to which the possibility for wagering up at a fixed-odds betting terminal-FOBT in UK should be reduced to a […]
Peter February 2, 2017 01:48:36
The reduction of the maximum stake at the FOBTs in UK remains a hot topic for gambling Britain: the Association of British Bookmakers with raises serious accusations The All-Party-Parliamentary-Group (APPG) has announced a report yesterday according to which the possibility for wagering up at a fixed-odds betting terminal-FOBT in UK should be reduced to a […]
Peter October 4, 2016 04:04:52
The policy modification concerning FOBTs in UK is still one of the hot issues around the gambling industry in the country: will the Labor pary make additional pressure to the Government? A few weeks ago GamingZion wrote about the intention of the UK government to start a massive inquiry into the so called fixed-odds betting […]
david June 6, 2016 12:44:26
The UK government is set to host a parliamentary betting inquiry into Fixed Odds Betting Terminals (FOBTs), which will be heard in the early months of 2017 In UK gambling news, it has been revealed that there will be a parliamentary betting inquiry into Fixed-Odds Betting Terminals (FOBTs). These have come under increasing criticism from […]
Phyllis F. April 2, 2015 03:53:09
Scottish National Party accuses UK government for fixed odds betting terminals’ shortcomings. The Scottish National Party (SNP) has accused the UK government for not living up to its promise to give Scotland the additional power needed to tackle problems that have developed from fixed odds betting terminals (FOBTs). The terminals are the object of criticism […]
Phyllis F. December 3, 2014 18:28:45
The debate is on about the purported subjective findings of RGT’s independent research stating that betting machines can instigate bad behavior. The Responsible Gambling Trust (RGT) is under fire following its publication of the behavioral pattern of players who use gaming machines in licensed betting offices. The report was published on December 01, 2014 and […]
Nich Moore November 19, 2014 12:56:24
Last week was another seven days of history in the making with something for everyone so lets take a look back at what hit the headlines The big news of the week in science was the spectacular partial success of the Philae probe making a somewhat kangaroo-like landing on the surface of comet 67P. Over […]
Monica E. November 12, 2014 13:01:31
The new code of conduct adopted by British bookmakers sets limits on the amount of money spent, but not on the number of sessions. In an attempt to ease the public’s concern over the negative impact of fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs), betting companies operating in the UK have announced new “compulsory limits” on gambling machines. […]
Monica E. November 4, 2014 17:37:00
Bookmakers say they’ve come up with new measures to protect gamblers from the potential harms of betting, but critics are taking them with a pinch of salt. Over the past year, British bookmakers have faced a lot of criticism from anti-gambling groups campaigning against gambling machines. Fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs), which allow players to lose […]
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