Problem Gambling

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by Guinness

You can gamble 24/7 using the red button on your sky remote....

Blaming gambling addiction on bookies shops is like blaming addiction to painkillers on boots

I often go on Sky and have a go on the slots and roulette, for free that is, never been a gambler, except I liked to play poker back in the 70s and 80s

[annesingleton]

Originally Posted by Restless

I know a couple of people that have gambling problems. One is an pakistani lad that will buy 30-50 scratch cards a night and spend up to £1000 on the 'roulette' at bookies. Must have been a lot for you to deal with

Looking back now it was awful, but it becomes a way of life when you're stuck in the middle of it, it just becomes your normality.

[churchfcrules]

many many moons ago i worked for skinner, and i remember him going mad because he had put a free coach on to the bingo, from harwood and someone put a big sign in saying ******* bingo bus

he said he would get done for advertising, now its all you see on some channels.

was gambling a bigger problem back then, the same, or better?

if i remember right, its roughly when they brought the lottery in that they changed the rules on advertising, as this made it worse

personally, i have the "odd" bet (once every 6 months), do the lottery (once a fortnight), dont play bandits

my money is hard to come by, so i dont like "wasting it", as i never win 8ugger all.

strange how all of these things that are bad for us raise millions for the government, wonder if its a don't play on the canal syndrome?

[Boeing Guy]

Originally Posted by churchfcrules

if i remember right, its roughly when they brought the lottery in that they changed the rules on advertising, as this made it worse

Not quite, the National Lottery was introduced in 1994 by the then Conservative Government, John Major was The Prime Minister.

The law on allowing television advertising Online gaming, Bookmakers and Casinos was in September 2007 by the Labour Government, it was one of Gordon Browns first things.

A difference of 13 years, not roughly the same time.

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by Boeing Guy

Not quite, the National Lottery was introduced in 1994 by the then Conservative Government, John Major was The Prime Minister.

The law on allowing television advertising Online gaming, Bookmakers and Casinos was in September 2007 by the Labour Government, it was one of Gordon Browns first things.

A difference of 13 years, not roughly the same time.

Quite right BG, in fact the idea of a national lottery was actually muted by Ken Hargreaves when he was an MP, nobody loved a flutter more than Ken and can remember him discussing the prospects around 1990.

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by churchfcrules

many many moons ago i worked for skinner, and i remember him going mad because he had put a free coach on to the bingo, from harwood and someone put a big sign in saying ******* bingo bus

he said he would get done for advertising, now its all you see on some channels.

was gambling a bigger problem back then, the same, or better?

if i remember right, its roughly when they brought the lottery in that they changed the rules on advertising, as this made it worse

personally, i have the "odd" bet (once every 6 months), do the lottery (once a fortnight), dont play bandits

my money is hard to come by, so i dont like "wasting it", as i never win 8ugger all.

strange how all of these things that are bad for us raise millions for the government, wonder if its a don't play on the canal syndrome?

Where did you work for Skinner?

[churchfcrules]

Queens, nelson worked for Colin at great Harwood when he sold that

[churchfcrules]

He paid for my driving lessons, but I never went on the big boat with him though lol