What is the point of the government restricting FOBT's to £2?

Totally agree. I noticed on some of the casino slots you can go up to £500 a spin. That's meant to promote responsible gambling is it.

Well clearly it making a difference as Billys just announced closing 700 shops and Ladcrokes/Coral anticipating 900 will close:

https://www.racingpost.com/news/hills-set-to-close-around-700-betting-shops-with-up-to-5-000-staff-affected/388682
https://www.racingpost.com/news/ladbrokes-coral-owner-reduces-number-of-betting-shops-at-risk-of-closure-to-900/388783

My my rough estimate 1600 shops being forced to close might equate to £30,000,000 per annum no longer being lost by punters in the high street. Of course they might just have migrated online which would be tragic.

Whilst I have sympathy with anybody losing their job; I have no sympathy for these businesses taking the easy option and expanding out of control without caring a jot about the trail of carnage they create. They have lost most other forms of gamblers due to laziness.

My own view is nobody who plays FOBT's is in a good place; a trained monkey could press buttons and lose money just as wastefully.

closethem all,,

it used to be if u used 2 machines and clicked spin at the same time it was the same number on them now its not like that

the spin bar i dont agree with, it isnt accurate where 14£ takes 7 spins exactly ect ,..

i reckon the bookies roulette machines wont ever get took away , each bookies is only allowed 4 maximum , as u can spin 2£ its like the same as a 2£ slot game but the way i look at it is , its the same game say eye of horus as it is online, so if i win a huge winning spin in the bookies for 2£ a spin which online and in bookies its the same payout , but the bookies is 500£ max so where does the rest of the win actually go? because its the same game ... and i believe that when sm1 comes with that they cud get stopped and am with the people on this 1 , because the spin bar and that ... its the same game so if i spin a 1£ quid and hit 2 eyes 3 dudes 2 eyes in the bookies u can onli win 500£ but thats a 1k win ,, so theres 500£ there for whom and why ????????

they r so addictive when ur on them ,, feeding the machine .. but if u won 750£ the other 250£ they must have a legal thing no1 really knows thats legal like.

but they should have legally the rules around the spin bar and if there saying 2£ is max then maximum win should be 500£ then but its not 500£ is max they can pay u

i only bet on lotterys in there ... occaisionally reckon i no my greyhounds and horses .. the quickest bets lose the quickest greyhound wins ... stick to 49ers and irish ect

by the time uv lost 60£ on a machine u might aswell of put it on 1 number on a lottery at 6/1