24.07.12
Fixed-Odds Betting Machines
Experts fear turbo-charged roulette machines have features that may lead to problem gambling.
UK bookmakers operate more than 32,000 betting terminals and now MPs suggest they be allowed more.
Formal agreements to help curb problem gambling offer little protection for vulnerable punters.
Campaigners fear MPs’ recommendation could open UK to ‘pokie sheds’.
Problem gambling costs the UK economy an estimated £3.6bn a year.
How a 20-second game transformed the betting industry.
