Spin doctors: gambling firms adopt hard tactics to flood towns with 24hr slot machines
Companies deploys highly paid lawyers and appears to mislead councillors – but local authorities are fighting backIt is almost 2am in Peterborough and a handful of punters are wordlessly feeding their money into the machines at Merkur Slots.A fragment of a song, the lyric “nothing to lose”, drifts through the shop as their funds rapidly evaporate. Closing time is fast approaching, but that does not mean the end of the gambling. Continue reading...
Companies deploys highly paid lawyers and appears to mislead councillors – but local authorities are fighting back
It is almost 2am in Peterborough and a handful of punters are wordlessly feeding their money into the machines at Merkur Slots.
A fragment of a song, the lyric “nothing to lose”, drifts through the shop as their funds rapidly evaporate. Closing time is fast approaching, but that does not mean the end of the gambling. Continue reading...
