Do you have a high street full of gambling shops breeding poverty and addiction? I have a way to fight back | Dawn Butler
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Communities feel powerless because the law gives betting firms the upper hand. But a simple change could transfer power to the people, says MP Dawn Butler
  • rahEnglish
    5·
    8 days ago

    I have a way to fight back

    No, they don’t.

  • oeuf@slrpnk.netEnglish
    2·
    8 days ago

    Communities feel powerless because the law gives betting firms the upper hand.

    One could say that the odds are stacked against them.

  • steeznson@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    8 days ago

    I work in that industry and it’s really not thriving in the UK from what I’ve seen. I work for a US brand and that’s really where all the money is. In the UK younger people are (sensibly) not picking up the habit, additionally the new (sensible) government safeguards are making people prove they can afford to gamble over a certain amount. I don’t know if they’ve introduced this proposal yet but it’s being discussed making gamblers submit bank statements to prove they can afford it if they gamble more than £1000 in a month - which seems like a great idea.