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Grannyknot Sat 05-Jan-13 11:02:47

Those figures don't surprise me. I abhor betting shops - there are far too many of them on the high streets (well certainly on mine). On Boxing Day I trailed off for a lone walk through our very quiet town - but blow me down if the damn betting shop wasn't open with its usual clientele of people who look like they really can't afford to be gambling. The gambling industry eases its conscience in part (or maybe it's a quid pro quo situation) by funding the only NHS Gambling Addiction clinic in the country (in Soho). www.cnwl.nhs.uk/cnwl-national-problem-gambling-clinic/

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Riverwalk Sat 05-Jan-13 10:28:09

I'm quite staggered at the figures after reading this article

www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2013/jan/04/fixed-odds-betting-terminals-poorest-communities

These high-speed, high-stakes machines are mainly in poor parts of Northern cities and the poorer parts of London.

I can't believe that 5.6 billion was bet on them in 2012 - surely this can't be correct?

One Manchester MP claims that 190 million was gambled in her area alone, more, she says, than the local council spends on services.

The gambling industry claim not to target these areas - I don't believe a word!

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