UK - British panel issues gambling warning
LONDON, Dec. 29 (UPI) — In the wake of a recent liberalization of gambling laws, a British government advisory panel has issued a warning about electronic gaming machines.
The recent change in the gambling laws is expected to allow the installation of hundreds of the electronic gaming consoles in the country’s planned supercasino, the Daily Mail said, and the panel warned potential users of the devices’ addictive qualities.
Britain’s Casino Advisory Panel has chosen the town of Greenwich outside of London as the new supercasino’s location.
Tagged by one U.S. expert as being as addictive as crack cocaine, the electronic machines were described in the warning from the British group as “a highly addictive form of entertainment.”
The paper said government officials also warned that the devices could ultimately lead to an increase in problem gamblers within Britain’s borders.
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