Uk most deprived areas have the Highest number of gambling outlets. - page 9.

Lakai01

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Quote from: qwertyup23 on September 06, 2021, 12:38:18 PM

Ohh this is actually very harmful to the society long-term. When you target a specific group of people towards an activity which is highly addicting, it only means one thing- profit for the business owners.

This is also the reason why you see a lot of sports betting places in rather dubious areas here. However, the pubs are packed, bets are made and a lot of alcohol is consumed, the visitors are certainly not from the middle class but probably spend money that they do not have. Such stores are often also reloading points for drugs and similar things.

The operators earn a golden nose with it of course and pull up a pub after the other to be able to strip even more profits.

maju69

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There seems to be an almost identical thread on this topic, but I forget where it is. What is clear about gambling in places that exist in the poorest areas and its establishment is also quite controversial. Because some think that this is meant to give people more work in that place so they can become employees in it. Despite the rumors circulating, that the presence of gambling in the area is often associated with lower taxes, and as a means for the rich to spend more money at the casino.

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Ohh this is actually very harmful to the society long-term. When you target a specific group of people towards an activity which is highly addicting, it only means one thing- profit for the business owners. Now, if you talk about the unprivileged sector of society, this may not only harm their livelihood but this would cascade into much more bigger problem in the future.

I do hope that the government can somehow intervene in this process by implementing a higher tax rates on these business establishments.

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Quote from: Yogee on September 06, 2021, 12:01:48 PM

Businessmen taking advantage of the poor people's desire to have more money is common in all parts of the world. You see a lot of poor people flock lottery booths and different gambling places so I'm more surprised to read the statements of the people in the news article as if it's something new. "Disturbing" hehehe

Not just disturbing but ethically and morally wrong. People have to understand that things are fine only if they are done in a certain way, the businesses are for sure flocking to take advantage of the *hope* that a poor person would have and because of that hope he would buy a lot of lotteries but at the same time, how would they live with it ?

I do think that business men are delusional for sure, they have to help these sector, instead of actually stripping them off of whatever they have.

We have to change this way of thinking for sure.

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Businessmen taking advantage of the poor people's desire to have more money is common in all parts of the world. You see a lot of poor people flock lottery booths and different gambling places so I'm more surprised to read the statements of the people in the news article as if it's something new. "Disturbing" hehehe

fiulpro

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According to the source :
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/aug/23/uks-most-deprived-areas-have-highest-number-of-gambling-outlets-report

The most deprived areas of UK are actually having more number of gambling outlets, which is a matter of concern for sure.

Apparently according to the source people are targeting the most deprived and economically weak areas which is sad. The companies are trying to scam people away and this is not working well for the people around since they might get addicted for sure.

How should they go about controlling these things? Should the government try and make laws to ban such behavior and such state? I think people should have a minimum wage for sure when it comes to gambling, what do you think ?

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