Originally Posted by Guinness (Post 1017886)

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

Originally Posted by Restless (Post 1017881)

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

Originally Posted by churchfcrules (Post 1017910)

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

Originally Posted by Boeing Guy (Post 1017923)

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.:eek:

Originally Posted by churchfcrules (Post 1017910)

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?