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Gambling: what will the new rules mean?
The government is looking at tightening the rules around the most addictive types of gambling in betting shops and online. It has launched a 12 week consultation to look at whether the maximum stakes for fixed-odds betting terminals should be reduced from 拢100 to somewhere between 拢50 and 拢2. The review is also looking at how to protect players against the explosive growth of online gambling fuelled by smart-phones. It is now believed almost a quarter of gamblers online are ''at risk'' of addiction. New guidelines on gambling advertising will be drawn up over concerns children are often being targeted. Amol Rajan has been looking at the issue.
