Bookies Out of Luck with Roulette Addiction Figures

Evening Standard - London › May 09, 2005

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THE wheel of fortune looked to be turning against betting groups today amid growing prospects that highly profitable touch-screen roulette machines will face tighter Government regulations.

A report by gambling charity GamCare claims nearly a quarter of first-time callers are seeking help with addiction to fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs), a figure thought likely to prompt the Government to toughen its stance.

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Bookies Out of Luck with Roulette Addiction Figures

Hilton, which owns the Ladbrokes chain, was 2p lower at 2711/4p, Stanley Leisure was 31/2p lower at 5291/2p and William Hill was off 31/2p at 525p.

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