FOBT APPG calls for immediate implementation of £2 stake as the campaign marks 600 days since the Government’s call for evidence. Today (20 June) marks 604 days since the Government launched its call for evidence on the maximum stake on Fixed Odds Betting Terminals. Since that time, over £3 billion pounds have been lost on these machines, mostly by those least able to afford it, as shown on the … [Read more...]
Maximum stake on FOBTs will be reduced to £2
“I am delighted with today’s announcement that the stake on Fixed Odds Betting Terminals will be reduced to £2. This is something I, and others, have long campaigned for. FOBTs have caused so much social harm and huge losses for those who can least afford it. Last year there were more than 230,000 individual sessions in which a user lost more than £1,000. These machines have increased the risk … [Read more...]
Sunday Mirror Guest Column
I was delighted to be asked to fill in for John Prescott and write a column for the Sunday Mirror last week. In my column, I discussed my many campaigns on holiday hunger, lowering the maximum stake on FOBTs and the recent victory of the Children's Funeral Fund. The main feature, a legacy for Martin, can be viewed online here. … [Read more...]
Carolyn Harris MP supports £2 stake on Fixed Odds Betting Terminals as a quarter of MPs call for a crackdown on the machines
Carolyn Harris attended an ‘extraordinary’ meeting of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on FOBTs in Parliament on Monday 19th March. During the meeting Mrs Harris heard from those whose lives have been impacted by the machines, key stakeholders in the debate, including local government. The event follows the publication of a new survey by YouGov which shows that 75% of MPs support a … [Read more...]
New Fixed Odds Betting Terminals loss calculator launched by the FOBT APPG
New Fixed Odds Betting Terminals loss calculator launched by the FOBT APPG shows the extent of losses on FOBTs with £57 lost every second and £3,424 lost every minute by gamblers. The Fixed Odds Betting Terminals All Party Parliamentary Group has today launched a loss calculator on its website http://www.fobt-appg.com/ This calculator shows the money that gamblers are losing each day on FOBT … [Read more...]
William Hill Fined £6.2m by Gambling Commission
Betting firm William Hill has been hit with a £6.2m penalty package for breaching anti-money-laundering and social responsibility regulations. The penalty is the second biggest imposed by the Gambling Commission. Carolyn Harris, MP for Swansea East and Chair of the Fixed Odds Betting Terminals All Party Parliamentary Group, comments: “I was deeply concerned to hear that the betting firm … [Read more...]
Fixed Odds Betting Terminals
In response to stories in the media that the maximum stake on Fixed Odds Betting Terminals (FOBTs) is set to be cut to £2, Carolyn Harris MP has commented: “I very much welcome reports in the press today that the Government looks set to finally see sense and reduce the stake on Fixed Odds Betting Terminals to £2. "This is something that I have personally championed, along with others in … [Read more...]
