Stop the FOBTs campaign slams vote on roulette machines

iGaming Business – Members of the Stop the FOBTs campaign against fixed odds betting terminals (FOBTs) have hit out at the UK Government’s decision to vote in favour of implementing the recommendations from the recent review into gaming machine stakes. The decision by MPs will mean roulette machines in shop will retain a £100 maximum stake, rather than adopting a precautionary principle and reduce the stake to £2. “FOBTs were illegal when the bookmakers introduced them prior to the 2005 Gambling Act,” said Derek Webb, founder of the Campaign for Fairer Gambling, the organisation behind the Stop the FOBTs campaign….