New Posts For Thread: FOBT's Too high a price for just a flutter?https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29756385/fobts-too-high-a-price-for-just-a-flutterSaturday 2 February 2013 18:44http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.ukTHEY are described as the “crack cocaine of gambling” and allow punters to splurge up to £100 every 20 seconds, David Sharman investigates the draw of gaming machines.MORE than £160You're really not the brightest light on the Xmas tree, are you, Clive ?In the sense used, an apologist is someone who constantly defends his/her position using information, or in your case, disinformation. It isn't someone who apologises, thicko.I chttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29756385/fobts-too-high-a-price-for-just-a-flutter?post_id=528786859#528786859You're really not the brightest light on the Xmas tree, are you, Clive ?In the sense used, an apologist is someone who constantly defends his/her position using information, or in your case, disinformation. It isn't someone who apologises, thicko.I cTue, 05 Feb 2013 12:40:06 -0600Apologist?Let's play along with your little fantasy and suppose I did work for a bookmaker. What have they got to apologise for? Not accepting your bets? I find it hard to believe you've ever been knocked back in your life, you're too simple to threahttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29756385/fobts-too-high-a-price-for-just-a-flutter?post_id=528786327#528786327Apologist?Let's play along with your little fantasy and suppose I did work for a bookmaker. What have they got to apologise for? Not accepting your bets? I find it hard to believe you've ever been knocked back in your life, you're too simple to threaTue, 05 Feb 2013 12:22:21 -0600"police are called at least 6 times a day so how the fack is this shop not had its licence revoked."Or maybe even lock up the kids causing the trouble? Isn't that what businesses pay rates for?https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29756385/fobts-too-high-a-price-for-just-a-flutter?post_id=528786087#528786087"police are called at least 6 times a day so how the fack is this shop not had its licence revoked."Or maybe even lock up the kids causing the trouble? Isn't that what businesses pay rates for?Tue, 05 Feb 2013 12:13:51 -0600Very economical with the truth Clive by stating they are plastered all over the premises when in fact due to the 2007 act each machine is required by law to display gamcares phone number.Given that the phone number is now so prominent would you thinkhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29756385/fobts-too-high-a-price-for-just-a-flutter?post_id=528785625#528785625Very economical with the truth Clive by stating they are plastered all over the premises when in fact due to the 2007 act each machine is required by law to display gamcares phone number.Given that the phone number is now so prominent would you thinkTue, 05 Feb 2013 11:53:48 -0600one shop they should be taken out of is the paddy no power shop opposite wood green tube station.in a space of 2 hours the staff called police 3 times due to anti social behaviour and gangs of kids coming in and when i mean gangs i am talking of kidshttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29756385/fobts-too-high-a-price-for-just-a-flutter?post_id=528784343#528784343one shop they should be taken out of is the paddy no power shop opposite wood green tube station.in a space of 2 hours the staff called police 3 times due to anti social behaviour and gangs of kids coming in and when i mean gangs i am talking of kidsTue, 05 Feb 2013 11:11:39 -0600Clive 16.40."Helps that since 2007 their phone number has been plastered across every gambling premises in the UK"Are any gamcare phone numbers plastered on fobts machines themselves?https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29756385/fobts-too-high-a-price-for-just-a-flutter?post_id=528784113#528784113Clive 16.40."Helps that since 2007 their phone number has been plastered across every gambling premises in the UK"Are any gamcare phone numbers plastered on fobts machines themselves?Tue, 05 Feb 2013 11:05:29 -0600There was a 25% increase in the total number of inbound calls made to theHelpLine in 2007, to 37,806GamCare received almost 51,000 calls by phone andonline, 21% more than in 2007https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29756385/fobts-too-high-a-price-for-just-a-flutter?post_id=528783927#528783927There was a 25% increase in the total number of inbound calls made to theHelpLine in 2007, to 37,806GamCare received almost 51,000 calls by phone andonline, 21% more than in 2007Tue, 05 Feb 2013 10:59:07 -0600No, Clive you said "And why are you equating this rise only to FOBTs". If you were capable of both writing and understanding the English language, you would know that this means everything, 100%, not "very high" as lapsy pa said.I used to think you whttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29756385/fobts-too-high-a-price-for-just-a-flutter?post_id=528783703#528783703No, Clive you said "And why are you equating this rise only to FOBTs". If you were capable of both writing and understanding the English language, you would know that this means everything, 100%, not "very high" as lapsy pa said.I used to think you wTue, 05 Feb 2013 10:49:40 -0600A total of 30,247 inbound calls weremade to the HelpLine in 2006.This was a 33.9% increase on 2005quite a big increase from 2005 when fobts were introduced to 2006, what would you put this down to clive ?https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29756385/fobts-too-high-a-price-for-just-a-flutter?post_id=528783581#528783581A total of 30,247 inbound calls weremade to the HelpLine in 2006.This was a 33.9% increase on 2005quite a big increase from 2005 when fobts were introduced to 2006, what would you put this down to clive ?Tue, 05 Feb 2013 10:45:28 -0600WFT - "..but in reality is probably very high." Read the post properly, it seems the rise is definitely maybe due to FOBTs!https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29756385/fobts-too-high-a-price-for-just-a-flutter?post_id=528783457#528783457WFT - "..but in reality is probably very high." Read the post properly, it seems the rise is definitely maybe due to FOBTs!Tue, 05 Feb 2013 10:40:37 -0600