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Mark Baillie speaks to Premier Radio about significant increase of money that's lost on FOBTs

Gambling
26 May 2017
Premier reference 10 2

CARE's Policy Officer Mark Baillie talks to Premier Radio about a new report which shows that since 2009 there has been a 73% increase on the money lost on Fixed Odds Betting Terminals (FOBTs).

Mark explains how reducing the stake on FOBTs from £100 to £2 would be the best course of action for the next government to take. You can listen to his interview in full below.

You can also read the article on Premier here.

You can find out more on the latest work that we're doing on gambling here.

You can also find really helpful resources about gambling and the upcoming election on our dedicated election website engaGE17.

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