FOBTs

07/06/17

UK officials against the delay

UK Labour group demands faster response on regulations for the FOBTs sector.

06/30/17

UK is not discussing future of FOBTs

The debate on FOBTs regulated operations was delayed due to general elections in the UK.

05/16/17

New Zealand revealed FOB partnership

Paddy Power Betfair and OpenBet are the new partners of the New Zealand Racing Board to develop the FOB business.

05/15/17

Scotland gambles billions on FOBTs

A new report revealed that Scotland spent £3.7 billion on fixed odds betting terminals last year.

03/24/17

Fitch alerts bookmakers over restrictions

The credit-debit watcher Fitch alerted British bookmakers over the possible increase of restrictions on in-store gaming machines.

03/16/17

More opponents to FOBTs in the UK

The British Amusement Catering Trade Association (BACTA) revealed their opposition to the fixed-odd betting machines (FOBTs).

02/08/17

Control over FOBTs is not working

The assessment was made by GambleAware, Ireland’s national organisation on responsible gaming.

12/13/16

Wales to decide over gambling machines

The UK government confirmed that the British country will have responsibility for licensing gaming machines.

09/13/16

Wales Bill to clamp down on gaming machines

Labour and Plaid Cymru will make a final-hour bid to win the Assembly new powers to regulate the number of gaming machines on a premise, via the Wales Bill.

09/12/16

Theresa May ordered a crackdown on high-stakes gambling machines

After predecessor David Cameron last year blocked action against fixed odds betting terminals, the Prime Minister has now cleared the way for a review on high-stakes gambling machines.

09/12/16

Scots lost almost £5 billion on FOBTs last year

As campaigners call for crackdown on betting terminals, Scots blew almost £5 billion on FOBTs last year.

07/06/16

‘Stop the FOBTs’ gets its time at the Parliament

The founder of the Campaign for Fairer Gambling gave a speech on fixed odds betting terminals at an All Party Parliamentary Group hearing.

07/05/16

Britons lose £12 billion per year gambling

According to the UK Gambling Commission, Britons lost about £12.6 billion (US$ 16.75 billion) in the 12 months to September 2015.

06/14/16

FOBTs to undergo parliamentary inquiry

The indiscriminate use of fixed odds betting terminals has prompted the government to instigate a parliamentary inquiry.

06/07/16

Inverclyde’s MSP and MP declared war on gambling addiction

The attack on FOBTs comes after the the Scottish Parliament gained powers over controversial gaming machines.

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