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Gambling on high streets in Britain: the government should take action to protect customers from what may be the predatory targeting of the disenfranchised

Sheerman, Barry (2013) Gambling on high streets in Britain: the government should take action to protect customers from what may be the predatory targeting of the disenfranchised. British Politics and Policy at LSE (22 May 2013). Website.

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Abstract

Barry Sheerman MP examines the proliferation of betting machines in the UK and the social consequences of this. Compounding this, it seems that the industry is targeting the most vulnerable, with betting shops disproportionately present in areas of high unemployment. The onus is on the betting shops to prove that their products are not damaging the lives of British citizens and in doing this they have fallen short.

Item Type: Online resource (Website)
Official URL: http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy
Additional Information: © 2014 The Author(s) CC BY-NC-ND 3.0
Divisions: LSE
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HA Statistics
H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform
H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology
J Political Science > JF Political institutions (General)
J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe) > JN101 Great Britain
Date Deposited: 05 May 2017 09:00
Last Modified: 15 Sep 2023 19:06
URI: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/75550

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