New Posts For Thread: Is it time FOBTs were banned?https://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/28926299/is-it-time-fobts-were-bannedThe 2011 profit (ie amount taken minus payouts) on the Ladbrokes FOBT machines alone was £360m.That means just Laddies took £1m per day in their FOBTs.Another way of looking at it is that every man, woman and child in the UK LOST £5 on a LadbrokesKnow of another lad who checked himself in at Hospital 2 weeks ago as he was doing so much he thought he was going to lose his home and family etc...Odd to know what to do with them but it seems that just one free bet on them really can lead to peoplhttps://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/28926299/is-it-time-fobts-were-banned?post_id=516650049#516650049Know of another lad who checked himself in at Hospital 2 weeks ago as he was doing so much he thought he was going to lose his home and family etc...Odd to know what to do with them but it seems that just one free bet on them really can lead to peoplTue, 21 Feb 2012 13:00:25 -0600True all over the country I guess. In my local there is an older guy everybody calls jock for obvious reasons. He is one of the guys who was always worth a chat as he knows his horse racing inside out. On the occasions I go in he is always standihttps://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/28926299/is-it-time-fobts-were-banned?post_id=516649773#516649773True all over the country I guess. In my local there is an older guy everybody calls jock for obvious reasons. He is one of the guys who was always worth a chat as he knows his horse racing inside out. On the occasions I go in he is always standiTue, 21 Feb 2012 12:55:02 -0600MUST OF SAID 52 NOT 92!https://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/28926299/is-it-time-fobts-were-banned?post_id=516619277#516619277MUST OF SAID 52 NOT 92!Mon, 20 Feb 2012 18:49:19 -0600Know an old bloke who was always a real Horse Racing punter - must be in his late 60's and is retired. When I worked in the Shops he always had a chat and was on about form etc... and would tell me about where he had been - think he had been somethinhttps://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/28926299/is-it-time-fobts-were-banned?post_id=516619249#516619249Know an old bloke who was always a real Horse Racing punter - must be in his late 60's and is retired. When I worked in the Shops he always had a chat and was on about form etc... and would tell me about where he had been - think he had been somethinMon, 20 Feb 2012 18:48:11 -0600Exactly fife As I mentioned a couple of days ago in this thread, several of the regulars I remember from the mid 90's until I stopped going to my bookies in the early 00's are now addicted to these damn FOBT's. These guys used to be sensible horsehttps://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/28926299/is-it-time-fobts-were-banned?post_id=516610327#516610327Exactly fife As I mentioned a couple of days ago in this thread, several of the regulars I remember from the mid 90's until I stopped going to my bookies in the early 00's are now addicted to these damn FOBT's. These guys used to be sensible horseMon, 20 Feb 2012 14:56:02 -0600The last time i was in scotland i was shocked at some people who i had known as recreational gamblers from a few years ago had became addicted to the fobts.https://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/28926299/is-it-time-fobts-were-banned?post_id=516601885#516601885The last time i was in scotland i was shocked at some people who i had known as recreational gamblers from a few years ago had became addicted to the fobts.Mon, 20 Feb 2012 11:16:43 -0600There is a huge difference between putting forward a reason for not banning machines,and promoting them.I also was accused of promoting them,when I was merely taking the stance that there was not a positive reason for banning them,apart from forumitehttps://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/28926299/is-it-time-fobts-were-banned?post_id=516600729#516600729There is a huge difference between putting forward a reason for not banning machines,and promoting them.I also was accused of promoting them,when I was merely taking the stance that there was not a positive reason for banning them,apart from forumiteMon, 20 Feb 2012 10:47:01 -0600brngtwt said....I have no agenda but surely this crusade would be similar to banning cars because some people drive too fast and kill,cripple and maim others. Not to mention all the people that die in wars over oil....Err no, cars serve a purpose thhttps://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/28926299/is-it-time-fobts-were-banned?post_id=516599837#516599837brngtwt said....I have no agenda but surely this crusade would be similar to banning cars because some people drive too fast and kill,cripple and maim others. Not to mention all the people that die in wars over oil....Err no, cars serve a purpose thMon, 20 Feb 2012 10:29:43 -0600Never met a rich gambler yet.lolNot one who goes in bookmakers anyway.Anyone promoting gambling has an agenda.The only people who make out of gambling year in year out are bookies,some horse owners,jockeys,trainers and at the bottom of the food chainhttps://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/28926299/is-it-time-fobts-were-banned?post_id=516574829#516574829Never met a rich gambler yet.lolNot one who goes in bookmakers anyway.Anyone promoting gambling has an agenda.The only people who make out of gambling year in year out are bookies,some horse owners,jockeys,trainers and at the bottom of the food chainSun, 19 Feb 2012 16:30:13 -0600taken from your link swardean...."experts describe these as the ‘crack cocaine of gambling’.They offer games such as bingo and roulette to customers who don’t need to talk to a soul to play."Absolute blather from someone with a political motivehttps://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/28926299/is-it-time-fobts-were-banned?post_id=516573283#516573283taken from your link swardean...."experts describe these as the ‘crack cocaine of gambling’.They offer games such as bingo and roulette to customers who don’t need to talk to a soul to play."Absolute blather from someone with a political motiveSun, 19 Feb 2012 15:55:59 -0600