New Posts For Thread: Gambling Commission receives 13,000 responses to affordability checks consultationhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31690867/gambling-commission-receives-13000-responses-to-affordability-checks-consultationA significant and telling figure of around 13,000 people have supplied evidence and submissions to the Gambling Commission as part of its consultation into affordability, which closed last week.Submissions presented to the Gambling Commission includeCould be very bad news for racing.Ought to be a wake up call for everyone really.We're living in an era whereby we are being enticed into investing in abstracts.Fungible assets, crypto bollix. seminal tweets etc etc etc.The film 'Oliver' as an examplhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31690867/gambling-commission-receives-13000-responses-to-affordability-checks-consultation?post_id=560617395#560617395Could be very bad news for racing.Ought to be a wake up call for everyone really.We're living in an era whereby we are being enticed into investing in abstracts.Fungible assets, crypto bollix. seminal tweets etc etc etc.The film 'Oliver' as an examplSun, 07 Mar 2021 16:05:20 -0600Anyone has been following this Football Index story?Basically a Ponzi scheme dressed up as a football stock market. Somehow regulated by the Gambling Commission who clearly must not have understood the business. Anyway it's now come crashing down andhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31690867/gambling-commission-receives-13000-responses-to-affordability-checks-consultation?post_id=560617155#560617155Anyone has been following this Football Index story?Basically a Ponzi scheme dressed up as a football stock market. Somehow regulated by the Gambling Commission who clearly must not have understood the business. Anyway it's now come crashing down andSun, 07 Mar 2021 15:30:27 -0600ffsProperly and effectively regulated then dave!https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31690867/gambling-commission-receives-13000-responses-to-affordability-checks-consultation?post_id=560533949#560533949ffsProperly and effectively regulated then dave!Thu, 18 Feb 2021 12:19:26 -0600Wes - sorry if you feel patronised but making a point on here is nigh on impossible when some of the people in the discussion seem to have been brainwashed. It's like trying to have a conversation with somebody from a cult at times. GL.And well donehttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31690867/gambling-commission-receives-13000-responses-to-affordability-checks-consultation?post_id=560533947#560533947Wes - sorry if you feel patronised but making a point on here is nigh on impossible when some of the people in the discussion seem to have been brainwashed. It's like trying to have a conversation with somebody from a cult at times. GL.And well doneThu, 18 Feb 2021 12:18:35 -0600it is regulatedhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31690867/gambling-commission-receives-13000-responses-to-affordability-checks-consultation?post_id=560533939#560533939it is regulatedThu, 18 Feb 2021 12:17:18 -0600crossed posts - but agree with lief.Bingo is directly aimed at women and from what I can understand, the minute you sign up for that you will be relentlessly steered towards slots and casino games with "free gifts", "free spins" and "VIP treatment".https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31690867/gambling-commission-receives-13000-responses-to-affordability-checks-consultation?post_id=560533929#560533929crossed posts - but agree with lief.Bingo is directly aimed at women and from what I can understand, the minute you sign up for that you will be relentlessly steered towards slots and casino games with "free gifts", "free spins" and "VIP treatment".Thu, 18 Feb 2021 12:12:23 -0600If as TM implies they use deposits and withdrawal history to decide then we'll be alright.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31690867/gambling-commission-receives-13000-responses-to-affordability-checks-consultation?post_id=560533917#560533917If as TM implies they use deposits and withdrawal history to decide then we'll be alright.Thu, 18 Feb 2021 12:09:29 -0600TM,I'm already aware that there are checks in place.Btw, I don't read RP.P.S. try not to be such a patronising coont.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31690867/gambling-commission-receives-13000-responses-to-affordability-checks-consultation?post_id=560533909#560533909TM,I'm already aware that there are checks in place.Btw, I don't read RP.P.S. try not to be such a patronising coont.Thu, 18 Feb 2021 12:06:50 -0600duffy - "sports betting" is a very broad term - but I'm under the impression (contrary to what the Racing Post, the Bookmakers and a few on here would have you believe) that "sports betting" is already (relatively speaking) regulated and already subjhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31690867/gambling-commission-receives-13000-responses-to-affordability-checks-consultation?post_id=560533907#560533907duffy - "sports betting" is a very broad term - but I'm under the impression (contrary to what the Racing Post, the Bookmakers and a few on here would have you believe) that "sports betting" is already (relatively speaking) regulated and already subjThu, 18 Feb 2021 12:06:48 -0600Sports betting may not be 'ringfenced' but it's not a real area of immediate concern.When you see a 13% increases in remote Bingo you wonder about women getting involved in a form of gambling unavailable to them previously and a gateway to slots?Thehttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31690867/gambling-commission-receives-13000-responses-to-affordability-checks-consultation?post_id=560533905#560533905Sports betting may not be 'ringfenced' but it's not a real area of immediate concern.When you see a 13% increases in remote Bingo you wonder about women getting involved in a form of gambling unavailable to them previously and a gateway to slots?TheThu, 18 Feb 2021 12:05:41 -0600