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MPs say spending restrictions at fixed-odds betting terminals are not coming soon enough
Plans to restrict how much people can spend on fixed-odds betting terminals should be implemented sooner, a group of MPs insist. They say the proposed £2 cap on maximum stakes – down from £100 – should be brought in by April next year, and the government doesn’t need to wait until October 2019 as planned.
(Image: Fixed-odds betting machine, credit: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½)
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