United Kingdom Fixed odds betting terminal



under current uk legislation, these machines allowed offer content classed category b2, category b3 category c content. main article tabulates legal maximum stakes , payouts.


shops allowed 4 terminals, although number includes traditional slot machines. shops favour new fobts on traditional slot machines. gambling commission reports there 33,319 fobts in britain s betting offices between october 2011 & september 2012.


fobts have been criticised due potential addiction when playing machines. have been dubbed crack cocaine of gambling critics. in response criticism, in 2014 bookmakers represented association of british bookmakers introduced facility customers set time , money limits when using fobts. in october 2017, department digital, culture, media , sport began studying possibility of reducing £100 maximum bet limit.


scotland

as result of scottish referendum on independence on 18 september 2014, smith commission convened, led lord smith of kelvin kt. on 27 november 2014 report of smith commission further devolution of powers scottish parliament published. page 22 under heading betting, gaming , lotteries states scottish parliament have power prevent proliferation of fixed-odds betting terminals . 5 main parties (snp, greens, conservative, labour, liberal) agreed terms of report. devolution of power scottish parliament enacted through uk parliament in due course. page 11 of report states : uk government has undertaken produce draft clauses implementing ... , ... publish these clauses 25th jan 2015 .


northern ireland

there on 900 fobts in operation in northern ireland, campaign group fairer gambling argues may not legal under northern irish law, gambling act 2005 applies in england, wales , scotland. in 2015 department social development said judge rule on legality.








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