O/T Gambling proposed affordability checks

[gru]

Horseracing bosses bookmakers obviously are against them. The government want to bring in laws to monitor the financial data of those who lose £125 a month or £500 a year. From someone who got in too deep I'm agreeing with the government should be on all types of gambling even who do online bingo.



2014 something had to go if was going have a decent standing of living later on in life & it was gambling on the horses. Since then I've never had a gambling account or been in a bookies. Had odd bet that someone with an account put on for me I'd say less than 10 bets in 10 years.

[UlleyMiller]

Horseracing bosses bookmakers obviously are against them. The government want to bring in laws to monitor the financial data of those who lose £125 a month or £500 a year. From someone who got in too deep I'm agreeing with the government should be on all types of gambling even who do online bingo.



2014 something had to go if was going have a decent standing of living later on in life & it was gambling on the horses. Since then I've never had a gambling account or been in a bookies. Had odd bet that someone with an account put on for me I'd say less than 10 bets in 10 years.

The industry needs better regulation. People do not need monitoring. 500 quid might be a big hit for some, but for others it's a fart in the wind.

[clarkey1974]

I moved online a few years ago,I bet the same now as I did in shop.you still have have cash in your virtual walllet as oppose to cash on the hip..the main hing I had to address is the the different parts of the sections on offer.its the gaming side of it what’s driven the people to over bet..the fobt”s in the shop was like crack cocaine of betting,speedy high stakes night returns was the catalyst.so much so bookmakers used to open shops just so they have more machines available,they govt addressed that by limiting stakes and now they have closed shops and driven poeple to online..I have self-stopped access to casino games,bingo etc online and just solely have hoarse racing and football bets..but I agree it’s not as easy for some to do that..!..

[gru]

The industry needs better regulation. People do not need monitoring. 500 quid might be a big hit for some, but for others it's a fart in the wind.

I started gambling when I could afford to when I was round 20 that was 73. I'd say before 80's my minimum stake was £10. By millennium it was £100. Had a gambling account got out of control. Know a woman who couldn't afford to lost more than £500 on online bingo. Bookmakers are squealing but don't say nothing when people lose money they can't afford to with them.

[UlleyMiller]

I started gambling when I could afford to when I was round 20 that was 73. I'd say before 80's my minimum stake was £10. By millennium it was £100. Had a gambling account got out of control. Know a woman who couldn't afford to lost more than £500 on online bingo. Bookmakers are squealing but don't say nothing when people lose money they can't afford to with them.

I'm not empathetic to the fact people end up in situations they ought not to be, but monitoring isn't the answer, and it's pretty grotesque as a concept. There's too much data floating around now, quietly manipulating our spending habits, I don't want anything dressed up as a good thing to add to that. There also has to be a lot of thought into what happens when people get shut out, because that potentially pushes gambling underground and all the problems that brings. I'd support anything that pushes the risk to the bookies, personally. Banks don't hand money out until they're sure they'll get it back with interest, maybe that's a route to explore.

[LincsMiller]

This puts me off . And that's just one person

[mellowmiller]

Horseracing bosses bookmakers obviously are against them. The government want to bring in laws to monitor the financial data of those who lose £125 a month or £500 a year. From someone who got in too deep I'm agreeing with the government should be on all types of gambling even who do online bingo.



2014 something had to go if was going have a decent standing of living later on in life & it was gambling on the horses. Since then I've never had a gambling account or been in a bookies. Had odd bet that someone with an account put on for me I'd say less than 10 bets in 10 years.

So do you not count the lottery as gambling?

[gru]

So do you not count the lottery as gambling?

Not to the extreme I was on the horses. They are welcome to check me out for affordability should think there wouldn't be a problem. I am more concerned with people who gamble money away they need to exist then have to go without.

[LittleSquirt]

This puts me off . And that's just one person

And then if you don't spend enough Bet365 stop all your offers after 'a review of your account'. And I mean everything, even the one that is to pay out if your team goes 2 goals up. Recently thousands of people had all offers stopped. And the generic thing that links those is that those people don't spend enough money, or keep winning.

I only bet about 50p on a game, although there may be several 50p bets a week. Tha'ts fun without burning a hole in my pocket if I lose. I racked up £45 in free bets won in the offer that gave you a free 50p or £1 bet if your randomly generated game had 4 or 5 goals. Thats keeps me going for free for quite some time.

But because I am responsible and don't spend it all and more at once, they don't want me. Its not my fault they have offers that pay out.
So Densie Coates, with her £221 million salary doesn't want you or takes away any way of winning a free 50p off her.

Betting companies will encourage your habit, but they also actively get rid of your custom if you are a small time sensible gambler.

[crookadile]

Not to the extreme I was on the horses. They are welcome to check me out for affordability should think there wouldn't be a problem. I am more concerned with people who gamble money away they need to exist then have to go without.

So you think £68 per week isn’t extreme 🙄