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cryrst The garden of England 04 Jul 19 10.44am
So William hill have said that as a direct result of the FOB terminal stake reduction they are closing 700 shops. Because some people have no will power 1000s will now lose their jobs. They started with Turkey twizzlers and now peoples actual lives will be shattered. The solution to gamblers is dont have access to cash. Trust someone else until you can trust yourself.
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The garden of England 04 Jul 19 10.44am

So William hill have said that as a direct result of the FOB terminal stake reduction they are closing 700 shops.
Because some people have no will power 1000s will now lose their jobs.
They started with Turkey twizzlers and now peoples actual lives will be shattered.
The solution to gamblers is dont have access to cash.
Trust someone else until you can trust yourself.

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Stirlingsays 04 Jul 19 10.55am
I'm not sure as to the precise details as it relates to gambling but I do have some observations to relate to the 'nanny state'. Roughly about 15 percent of the population have an IQ under 90. This is obviously going to have a major impact on their lives in a sophisticated society that is geared to relieving a person from their hard earned cash. As a government exists for everybody.....those low IQ individuals just as much as it exists for the average or genetically gifted it's important that at least some safe-guards exist for those that are easily fooled or addicted. So, for me, a certain level of nanny state has some justification......Whether it's appropriate for this case I don't know. But I will say that I regard regular gambling as a very risky activity. Edited by Stirlingsays (04 Jul 2019 10.58am) 'Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.' (Leslie Nielsen)
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04 Jul 19 10.55am

I'm not sure as to the precise details as it relates to gambling but I do have some observations to relate to the 'nanny state'.

Roughly about 15 percent of the population have an IQ under 90. This is obviously going to have a major impact on their lives in a sophisticated society that is geared to relieving a person from their hard earned cash.

As a government exists for everybody.....those low IQ individuals just as much as it exists for the average or genetically gifted it's important that at least some safe-guards exist for those that are easily fooled or addicted.

So, for me, a certain level of nanny state has some justification......Whether it's appropriate for this case I don't know.

But I will say that I regard regular gambling as a very risky activity.

Edited by Stirlingsays (04 Jul 2019 10.58am)

'Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.' (Leslie Nielsen)

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Hrolf The Ganger 04 Jul 19 11.20am
Originally posted by Stirlingsays I'm not sure as to the precise details as it relates to gambling but I do have some observations to relate to the 'nanny state'. Roughly about 15 percent of the population have an IQ under 90. This is obviously going to have a major impact on their lives in a sophisticated society that is geared to relieving a person from their hard earned cash. As a government exists for everybody.....those low IQ individuals just as much as it exists for the average or genetically gifted it's important that at least some safe-guards exist for those that are easily fooled or addicted. So, for me, a certain level of nanny state has some justification......Whether it's appropriate for this case I don't know. But I will say that I regard regular gambling as a very risky activity. Edited by Stirlingsays (04 Jul 2019 10.58am) I agree. To put it bluntly. With the level of stupidity prevalent in society, the state must sometimes protect people from themselves. It is arguably part of the value of a civilized society. I don't gamble but given that restriction on gambling being lifted was always going to cause problems, it seems inevitable that countermeasures would follow. It's depressing really that allowing more freedom to gamble, specifically so the government can make more tax revenue, now leads to tokenistic safeguards to protect people from situations that the government allowed in the first place. Bonkers. I blame all those smokers who had the audacity to try and avoid dying by giving up cigarettes.
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Originally posted by Stirlingsays

I'm not sure as to the precise details as it relates to gambling but I do have some observations to relate to the 'nanny state'.

So, for me, a certain level of nanny state has some justification......Whether it's appropriate for this case I don't know.

But I will say that I regard regular gambling as a very risky activity.

Edited by Stirlingsays (04 Jul 2019 10.58am)

I agree. To put it bluntly. With the level of stupidity prevalent in society, the state must sometimes protect people from themselves. It is arguably part of the value of a civilized society.

I don't gamble but given that restriction on gambling being lifted was always going to cause problems, it seems inevitable that countermeasures would follow.

It's depressing really that allowing more freedom to gamble, specifically so the government can make more tax revenue, now leads to tokenistic safeguards to protect people from situations that the government allowed in the first place.

Bonkers.

I blame all those smokers who had the audacity to try and avoid dying by giving up cigarettes.

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Stirlingsays 04 Jul 19 11.40am
Originally posted by Hrolf The Ganger I agree. To put it bluntly. With the level of stupidity prevalent in society, the state must sometimes protect people from themselves. It is arguably part of the value of a civilized society. I don't gamble but given that restriction on gambling being lifted was always going to cause problems, it seems inevitable that countermeasures would follow. It's depressing really that allowing more freedom to gamble, specifically so the government can make more tax revenue, now leads to tokenistic safeguards to protect people from situations that the government allowed in the first place. Bonkers. I blame all those smokers who had the audacity to try and avoid dying by giving up cigarettes. Yep...the 'free for all' on gambling is yet another thing we can blame Blair for. 'Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.' (Leslie Nielsen)
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Stirlingsays

04 Jul 19 11.40am

Originally posted by Hrolf The Ganger

I agree. To put it bluntly. With the level of stupidity prevalent in society, the state must sometimes protect people from themselves. It is arguably part of the value of a civilized society.

I don't gamble but given that restriction on gambling being lifted was always going to cause problems, it seems inevitable that countermeasures would follow.

Bonkers.

I blame all those smokers who had the audacity to try and avoid dying by giving up cigarettes.

Yep...the 'free for all' on gambling is yet another thing we can blame Blair for.

'Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.' (Leslie Nielsen)

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Midlands Eagle 04 Jul 19 11.43am
Originally posted by cryrst So William hill have said that as a direct result of the FOB terminal stake reduction they are closing 700 shops. At least they haven't blamed Brexit
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04 Jul 19 11.43am

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Originally posted by cryrst

So William hill have said that as a direct result of the FOB terminal stake reduction they are closing 700 shops.

At least they haven't blamed Brexit

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eagleman13 On The Road To Hell & Alicante 04 Jul 19 11.51am
Originally posted by Midlands Eagle At least they haven't blamed Brexit . . . Yet This operation, will make the 'Charge Of The Light Brigade' seem like a simple military exercise.
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On The Road To Hell & Alicante 04 Jul 19 11.51am

Originally posted by Midlands Eagle

At least they haven't blamed Brexit

. . . Yet

This operation, will make the 'Charge Of The Light Brigade' seem like a simple military exercise.

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cryrst The garden of England 04 Jul 19 12.02pm
Originally posted by Stirlingsays I'm not sure as to the precise details as it relates to gambling but I do have some observations to relate to the 'nanny state'. Roughly about 15 percent of the population have an IQ under 90. This is obviously going to have a major impact on their lives in a sophisticated society that is geared to relieving a person from their hard earned cash. As a government exists for everybody.....those low IQ individuals just as much as it exists for the average or genetically gifted it's important that at least some safe-guards exist for those that are easily fooled or addicted. So, for me, a certain level of nanny state has some justification......Whether it's appropriate for this case I don't know. But I will say that I regard regular gambling as a very risky activity. Edited by Stirlingsays (04 Jul 2019 10.58am) There are probably a greater number pro rata of above 90 IQ who have taken the dark road to gambling. Blame everyone but yourself when you screw up seems to be the norm nowadays. I've stated in posts before that barring a very very small mentally challenged (in the nicest way) Group of people. The ultimate decision on everything you do is yours as the individual. If you cant put the phone or PC away or walk past a bookies then it's your decision. Sympathy has a certain length of road.
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The garden of England 04 Jul 19 12.02pm

Originally posted by Stirlingsays

I'm not sure as to the precise details as it relates to gambling but I do have some observations to relate to the 'nanny state'.

So, for me, a certain level of nanny state has some justification......Whether it's appropriate for this case I don't know.

But I will say that I regard regular gambling as a very risky activity.

Edited by Stirlingsays (04 Jul 2019 10.58am)

There are probably a greater number pro rata of above 90 IQ who have taken the dark road to gambling.
Blame everyone but yourself when you screw up seems to be the norm nowadays.
I've stated in posts before that barring a very very small mentally challenged (in the nicest way)
Group of people.
The ultimate decision on everything you do is yours as the individual.
If you cant put the phone or PC away or walk past a bookies then it's your decision.
Sympathy has a certain length of road.

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cryrst The garden of England 04 Jul 19 12.06pm
Originally posted by Hrolf The Ganger I agree. To put it bluntly. With the level of stupidity prevalent in society, the state must sometimes protect people from themselves. It is arguably part of the value of a civilized society. I don't gamble but given that restriction on gambling being lifted was always going to cause problems, it seems inevitable that countermeasures would follow. It's depressing really that allowing more freedom to gamble, specifically so the government can make more tax revenue, now leads to tokenistic safeguards to protect people from situations that the government allowed in the first place. Bonkers. I blame all those smokers who had the audacity to try and avoid dying by giving up cigarettes. Cool I wont disappoint you by giving up and living forever then so costing the state money. Although by smoking I do contribute some of the roughly 14 billion pounds towards the states coffers of which only about 50% is spent on any diseases caused. No brainer to carry on really. Happy pouting.
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The garden of England 04 Jul 19 12.06pm

Originally posted by Hrolf The Ganger

I agree. To put it bluntly. With the level of stupidity prevalent in society, the state must sometimes protect people from themselves. It is arguably part of the value of a civilized society.

I don't gamble but given that restriction on gambling being lifted was always going to cause problems, it seems inevitable that countermeasures would follow.

Bonkers.

I blame all those smokers who had the audacity to try and avoid dying by giving up cigarettes.

Cool I wont disappoint you by giving up and living forever then so costing the state money.
Although by smoking I do contribute some of the roughly 14 billion pounds towards the states coffers of which only about 50% is spent on any diseases caused.
No brainer to carry on really.
Happy pouting.

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Badger11 Beckenham 04 Jul 19 12.33pm
William Hill is the first of many to announce closures, the fixed odds betting crackdown is just the excuse they are looking for. Bookies in this country over expanded their high street operations especially in poorer areas. This happened before online gambling took off and the high street started closing down. The market growth is now online and across all demographics. As a punter who uses bookies the demographics there is older men who are dying off and not being replaced. This would have happened anyway but for the record I think the crackdown is a good idea those machines are addictive and destroy lives. I would go one step further and ban TV ads before the watershed and ban all bookies that are not registered in the UK and pay tax here. This may make me a hypocrite but I can live with that. I have a friend who is an addict and has been in gaol several times to pay for his habit. Bookies are a leech on society and I never feel sorry for them. One more point
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Beckenham 04 Jul 19 12.33pm

William Hill is the first of many to announce closures, the fixed odds betting crackdown is just the excuse they are looking for.

Bookies in this country over expanded their high street operations especially in poorer areas. This happened before online gambling took off and the high street started closing down.

The market growth is now online and across all demographics. As a punter who uses bookies the demographics there is older men who are dying off and not being replaced.

This would have happened anyway but for the record I think the crackdown is a good idea those machines are addictive and destroy lives. I would go one step further and ban TV ads before the watershed and ban all bookies that are not registered in the UK and pay tax here.

This may make me a hypocrite but I can live with that. I have a friend who is an addict and has been in gaol several times to pay for his habit. Bookies are a leech on society and I never feel sorry for them.

One more point

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Mapletree Croydon 04 Jul 19 12.39pm
Gambling is a tax on people who in general tend to be poor. It provides hope, generally where in truth there is very little. It can so easily take over, especially using sophisticated marketing techniques One of the more depressing times of my life was spent in Macau, there you can see what happens when gambling is allowed to rule lives.
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Croydon 04 Jul 19 12.39pm

Gambling is a tax on people who in general tend to be poor.

It provides hope, generally where in truth there is very little.

It can so easily take over, especially using sophisticated marketing techniques

One of the more depressing times of my life was spent in Macau, there you can see what happens when gambling is allowed to rule lives.

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Teddy Eagle 04 Jul 19 12.46pm
In Las Vegas any slot machine win over 1200 dollars is taxed at 30% if you are American. The machine locks and you have to wait for someone to come and check your passport. I don’t understand the issue with FOB - don’t bookies exist so people can gamble what they want?
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04 Jul 19 12.46pm

In Las Vegas any slot machine win over 1200 dollars is taxed at 30% if you are American. The machine locks and you have to wait for someone to come and check your passport.
I don’t understand the issue with FOB - don’t bookies exist so people can gamble what they want?

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Stirlingsays 04 Jul 19 12.50pm
Originally posted by cryrst There are probably a greater number pro rata of above 90 IQ who have taken the dark road to gambling. Blame everyone but yourself when you screw up seems to be the norm nowadays. I've stated in posts before that barring a very very small mentally challenged (in the nicest way) Group of people. The ultimate decision on everything you do is yours as the individual. If you cant put the phone or PC away or walk past a bookies then it's your decision. Sympathy has a certain length of road. I wouldn't say the number of mentally challenged is that small but certainly I'd agree with the general thrust of what you are saying. It's all about what safeguards are in place for those who can't help themselves. For example, it's against the law to continue to give pints to someone who's is clearly very drunk....it's not going to end well...I suppose It's about having sensible protections in place. Edited by Stirlingsays (04 Jul 2019 12.52pm) 'Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.' (Leslie Nielsen)
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Stirlingsays

04 Jul 19 12.50pm

Originally posted by cryrst

I wouldn't say the number of mentally challenged is that small but certainly I'd agree with the general thrust of what you are saying.

It's all about what safeguards are in place for those who can't help themselves.

For example, it's against the law to continue to give pints to someone who's is clearly very drunk....it's not going to end well...I suppose It's about having sensible protections in place.

Edited by Stirlingsays (04 Jul 2019 12.52pm)

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