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Originally Posted by gynn
Deal or No Deal: Channel 4 to face commission over gambling concerns | Media | guardian.co.uk
It's taken them seven years to realise it, but (forgive the pun) the penny has finally dropped with the gaming authorities.
The only skill involved in Deal or No Deal is in Noel Edmonds' persuading the contestants the game is anything other than a complete gamble, and he's built a whole aura of smoke and mirrors around it. The death box, the curse of the newbie, the Governor 26,000, spank the banker, the 1p club, the power five etc etc etc.
The truth is that its no less of a gamble than the spin of a roulette wheel.
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It cost's the contestant's nothing to play this game, only time off work, so it's not gambling in my eye's. I do hate it when they ask the opinion's of the other contestant's once they get an offer. Surely they must have an amount in their minds, what they would be happy to take home.
"your only here once" does this mean take it and run, or carry on to the end?
The programme should run for 30 minutes and not the 45, Noel does his best to make it more interesting, but he seem's have a negative result after he's spoken his word's of wisdom.