Tag: UK gambling Laws
Calls for Stricter UK Laws on Fixed Odds Betting Terminals
October 9, 2013
Casino.org – A gambling addict from High Wycombe in the UK has told the BBC that Fixed Odds Betting Terminals (FOBTs) – such as poker and roulette machines – need to have tighter betting limitations built in, to prevent what he calls the fallout from “the crack cocaine of the gambling industry.” Roger Radler’s gambling addiction reached a pinnacle when he lost a whole month’s wages in just a few hours playing on betting machines, where he says he could “bet £100 every 10 seconds” on roulette games, which equates to more than $160 for every 10-second interval, or around…