It will protect children and vulnerable people, cut crime and keep games fair, according to the Government.
It will bring increased opportunities to gamble and the "normalisation" of an addictive activity, fears the Salvation Army.
What is it?
It's the Gambling Act 2005 which today comes fully into force, overhauling pieces of legislation dating back as far as 1845 when Queen Victoria was on the throne and Sir Robert Peel was her Prime Minister.
Disraeli, who lost heavily on the Stock Exchange, said that "There is no gambling like politics."
Who said "Gambling is the only sure way of turning something into nothing"?
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So now the government thinks it will be perfectly acceptable to allow advertising on TV etc for gambling. Mmm...
At the same time, the Home Office and Department of Health are looking at the harmful effects advertising alcohol is having on youngsters.
Almost one in 10 of all 11- to 13-year-olds - are consuming more alcohol than ever before, according to new government figures. They have doubled their weekly intake over five years - to more than 10 units a week, the equivalent of a bottle and a half of wine or five pints of beer, according to an NHS report which surveyed more than 8,000 secondary school pupils.
You really couldn't make it up, could you?
And which party has been in power since all these statistics have come about?
THE OBSERVER today says:
Gambling addiction in Britain is on the rise, fuelled by an explosion in internet betting, a major study has found. The revelation coincides with the introduction of controversial new gambling legislation this weekend.
The results of the Gambling Prevalence Study, to be published this month, will increase pressure on ministers to crack down on sites that target young or vulnerable users.
The investigation was commissioned two years ago as a follow-up to a 1999 study which found 'relatively low' levels of addiction in the UK. But this time researchers say they have found a significant increase in problem gambling, with a particularly steep rise in online betting. This confirms other research which has found a sharp rise in online betting.
(source http://observer.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/
0,,2160731,00.html)
So let's get this straight...
Advertisers pay ££££ because advertising works.
The government wants more advertising for gambling.
The government wants people to be more responsible with their gambling.
Just like 24 hour alcohol sales and more advertising for alcohol.
No? Oh, advertising alcohol encourages people to drink more, but advertising gambling doesn't, even though Advertisers pay ££££ because it does work?
So sorry, I just can't suspend that damn Logic... oh, sorry again, you suspend logic when you want to be involved in a fantasy...
Remember hearing about the infamous Numbers Racket, Policy Game or Numbers Game? usually in the context of Roaring 20s Gangster America? Totally illegal, it provided hope for those with little money.
Mainly poor people chose three numbers, bet on them and a daily 'draw' was made by the operators. Odds of about 600:1 were paid for the winning combination, creating huge profits for the operators because the actual odds of winning were 999:1.
Nowadays the government and their friends at Camelot take the place of Dutch Shultz and his gang!
That's an interesting comparison. There was a big problem with booze at the time too. They tried to ban it and people drank more.
People who have lost hope throw themselves into booze and gambling.
Is that what's happened to this country?
I think that gambling ads should be allowed on TV as long as its not on TV shows that children watch.. specifically cartoons, or the disney channel.
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