Day: 22 January 2019

Many Walsall Gamblers Remain Hooked on FOBTs, Some Racking Up Large Debts through Gambling

Tue 22 Jan 2019 12.05 Daniel Williams
Many Walsall Gamblers Remain Hooked on FOBTs, Some Racking Up Large Debts through Gambling

A charity organisation has revealed that Walsall gamblers are worried about generating massive debts while playing on fixed-odds betting machines (FOBTs). The licensing committee of Walsall Council has a scheduled meeting for January 23rd, at which it is expected to give the green light to a revised statement of principles related to the Gambling Act. Apart from the adoption of the statement of principle’s changes, the council members are also expected to agree to work in collaboration with some partners in order to raise the profiles of local charities which…

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“Hard” Brexit Could Seriously Hit UK Gambling Industry and British Overseas Territories

Tue 22 Jan 2019 8.08 Olivia Cole
“Hard” Brexit Could Seriously Hit UK Gambling Industry and British Overseas Territories

For some time now, Brexit is looming over the fate of all aspects of the British economy. Despite the fact that its future is getting vaguer by the day, a so-called “hard” Brexit could turn out to be the only option for the country to leave the European Union (EU) on March 29th, 2019. At the time when Brexit was officially announced, it became clear that it would affect the entire economy of the UK, with the local gambling industry being no exception. For the time being, gambling services are…

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