Submitted on Monday 12th September 2016
Rejected on Tuesday 13th September 2016
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Ban all Fixed Odds Betting Terminals (FOBTs) from high street shops
Following the introduction of the Gambling Act of 2005, Fixed Odds Betting Terminals (FOBTs) feature in betting shops and I am calling on the
Government to give councils powers to ban them from the high street.
FOBTs are dangerously addictive, allowing users to place bets of up to £100 at once, which lasts all of 30 seconds. With these machines operating at a return of 97.3%, bookmakers are making millions of £s from these machines every week, at the expense of those who are unfortunate enough to have become addicted to FOBTs. Something has to be done, and a complete ban is the only solution
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