Government Not Doing Enough about Slot Machines

The government is looking to do things that would make our lives easier – and yet they have decided to bring in slot machines which are going to make things much harder on a large group of people. The sad fact is that the closer you are to casino games the more likely you will be to have a gambling addiction. However, the government is glossing over that fact, and instead is bringing in more slot machines.

Many think that New Labour is constantly sticking their nose in where it does not belong, and thus many were surprised at the lack of hands on time slot machine gambling is getting. Many waited for some sort of casino game gambling addiction hot line, or posters, or anything – but nothing came. Nothing that is, except the Gambling Act, which with it brings in more slot machines.

The Gambling Act will allow for thousands of casino games to be running 24/7 paying out unlimited prizes, and still no gambling addiction help to be found. The government is waiting to announce who the lucky town will be that gets the new super casino, a slot machine megastore of sorts – and many areas want it. Not only that, but eight other slot machine sites are going to be licensed at the exact same time.

The Church and the medics think it is absurd to bring in that many slot machines and not be discussing the social ills that are to follow. They know the damage that slot machines can do to a town, and are horrified that they seem to be alone in their quest to stop them. Even the local towns are excited that they might be chosen, but no one is thinking about the slot machine problems that they are going to have over time. They also aren’t thinking about how much money those gambling addicts are going to end up costing the government – the people who will have created them in the first place.

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