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New Research Lays Bare Public’s Frustration with the Gambling Industry
25 January 2018
66% of Men Say Gambling Industry Payments to Care for Problem Gamblers Are Too low and Should be Compulsory New research lays bare the frustration felt across Britain that the majority of…
Courts or Government Must Decide Legal Status of FOBTs in NI
22 November 2017
New evidence in BBC NI Spotlight highlighted how 'crack cocaine of gambling' betting machines might not even be legal in NI. Last night, the BBC NI Spotlight show considered the impact of…
FOBT Legal Grey Area is Harming Our Communities
9 November 2017
Make FOBTs illegal or reduce the stakes Fixed Odds Betting Terminals (FOBTs) have largely been ignored by policy-makers in Northern Ireland, operating in a legal grey area. Research has shown that they…
Fixed Odds Betting Terminals Exist and Thrive in a Legal ‘Grey Area’ in Northern Ireland
6 November 2017
As Westminster launches a consultation on Fixed Odds Betting Terminals (FOBTs), the controversial and highly addictive gaming machines found in high street bookmakers across the UK, our CARE in Northern Ireland team…
Government Commits Only to Consultation on FOBTs Despite Already Having a Year to Review the ‘Crack Cocaine of Gambling’
31 October 2017
The Government today published its review on gambling, and announced a consultation which proposes reducing the maximum stakes for Fixed Odds Betting Terminals (FOBTs).
CARE Calls Out Betting Ads on Sports Shirts
22 September 2017
CARE's Tim Houston is interviewed on BBC Radio Talkback about how gambling adverts on sports shirts should be banned.
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