Britain's High Street Gamble

harry2 · Post by **harry2** » Tue Jul 31, 2012 11:31 pm

Monday 6 August Channel 4 9.00 p.m.

Britain's high streets are struggling to survive, but one business is booming; betting shops. On average one new bookie opens every week. In one London high street there are now 10 within yards and the locals are fed up.

What's driving this gambling boom and what's the impact on our communities? Michael Crick investigates the rise of High Street gambling. He hears from an apologetic politician who now admits they got the gambling laws wrong, and from those most affected by the spread of the betting shops.

http://www.channel4.com/programmes/disp ... /episode-1

feeder22 · Post by **feeder22** » Tue Jul 31, 2012 11:33 pm

Will look out for this.

keno · Post by **keno** » Wed Aug 01, 2012 10:38 pm

Cheers for the heads up.

Simo7 · Post by **Simo7** » Fri Aug 03, 2012 1:53 am

Should be interesting cheers

feeder22 · Post by **feeder22** » Sun Aug 05, 2012 10:41 am

From the DM

http://bit.ly/QWjNMg

mr lugsy · Post by **mr lugsy** » Sun Aug 05, 2012 7:06 pm

quote:A spokesman for Ladbrokes said:"FOBTs are popular products because they offer high payouts to customers and there is no evidence to suggest that they are addictive"

quote: A spokesman from fruitchat said:" i'm looking forward to all the negative publicity that these greedy cunting bookmakers are gonna get as a result of the dispatches programme"

kidgloves · Post by **kidgloves** » Sun Aug 05, 2012 9:00 pm

I've just set a reminder for this and it says 8.00pm not 9.00pm

MrRed · Post by **MrRed** » Mon Aug 06, 2012 5:32 pm

Yes i have it on for record at 8pm channel 4

mr lugsy · Post by **mr lugsy** » Mon Aug 06, 2012 9:23 pm

pretty damning stuff by dispatches, but we on here already knew what a bad state of affairs it is.

i doubt anything major will be done but at least councils are starting to make a stand against more springing up.

my local council recently refused ladbrokes an extension into neighbouring properties on their main premises in the town also.

Noels Beard · Post by **Noels Beard** » Mon Aug 06, 2012 9:38 pm

Personally I think it wasn't damning enough! Too much focus on the underage gambling. Shame that they couldn't have extended the investigation into 'problem gamblers'. Personally I would put the figures higher. Also, a detailed look at the games on offer would've been interesting, picking up on some of the points raised here. And surely more questions should've been asked of the establishment!

mr lugsy · Post by **mr lugsy** » Mon Aug 06, 2012 9:58 pm

i suspose they could have done a better job with an hour programme but this will have raised awareness all the same

Roll_With_It_Russ · Post by **Roll_With_It_Russ** » Mon Aug 06, 2012 10:33 pm

problem gamblers, gamble
addicted smokers, smoke
alcoholics, drink

all legal and create far more revenue for the state than cause problems.