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Why football bets are far more profitable to bookmakers than gambling machines

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Newall PWS (2017) Why football bets are far more profitable to bookmakers than gambling machines. The Conversation. 17.01.2017. https://theconversation.com/why-football-bets-are-far-more-profitable-to-bookmakers-than-gambling-machines-70830

Abstract
First paragraph: When the government completes its review of the gambling sector in the coming weeks, a clampdown on fixed odds betting terminals (FOBTs) looks to be on the cards. Dubbed the “crack cocaine of gambling” for allowing punters to bet stakes of up to £100 in games like roulette and poker, even former UK culture secretary Tessa Jowell has joined the chorus demanding curbs – despite overseeing their expansion in the 2000s.

StatusPublished
Publication date online17/01/2017
URLhttp://hdl.handle.net/1893/24957
PublisherThe Conversation Trust
Publisher URLhttps://theconversation.com/…g-machines-70830
Place of publicationLondon
ISSNNo ISSN