Culture Secretary Criticises Bookmakers

[News Hound]

Who have tried to get around the new £2 maximum stake on FOBTs. Full details: Culture Secretary Takes Aim at FOBT Games

 

[goatwack]

The Right Honourable Jeremy Wright seems a bit stretched out

 

[mack341]

'Turbo roulette' will they stop at nothing in their quest to part poor addicts from their money

 

[goatwack]

"......the regulator took immediate action and those particular products were withdrawn. I hope that that lesson will be learned by all those across the industry who are tempted to try it again.”

That'll teach 'em

 

[colinsunderland]

Surely the UKGC passed the games so why are the bookies getting the sole blame for this?

 

[trancemonkey]

The UKGC don't pass games... in the UK it's down to the test labs like GLI.

 

[mack341]

The UKGC don't pass games... in the UK it's down to the test labs like GLI.

does the ukgc issue the test labs a general criteria for what gets passed, if so would these 'adjustments' implemented not been subject to analysis re the £2 limit, knowing that 'high street bookmaker fobts' was the destination of the games ?

 

[snorky510238]

The UKGC don't pass games... in the UK it's down to the test labs like GLI.

GLI. 1 Goddamn Look It’ll do.

 

[goatwack]

The GLI used for testing? It all makes sense now:

Good Luck Idiots

 

[colinsunderland]

The UKGC don't pass games... in the UK it's down to the test labs like GLI.

They issue the license for them though don't they?