Government to lift ban on direct debit card gaming machine use
https://igamingbusiness.com/legal-compliance/regulation/direct-debit-card-gambling/
Posted by tylerthe-theatre
Government to lift ban on direct debit card gaming machine use
https://igamingbusiness.com/legal-compliance/regulation/direct-debit-card-gambling/
Posted by tylerthe-theatre
14 Comments
Gambling is a scourge and needs banning again. It’s an industry that thrives on destroying people’s lives.
I get you can do it anyway online but putting machines that’ll take cards in locations where a lot of the punters are there drinking just seems fundamentally a stupid idea if you care about the gambler and not the companies.
I always thought it was strange that this detestable Government had done something decent. Well, now they’ve undone it, so I’m no longer confused. Thanks Government!
>The DCMS said that the proposal to lift the ban on direct debit card payments was driven by the aim to “strike an appropriate balance” between modern payment methods and consumer benefits.
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What consumer benefit? Getting screwed over more easily?
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>However, the use of non-cash payments has increased greatly across society since these rules were put in place and some sectors, particularly machines in pubs, are seeing business disappear because customers do not carry cash.
Well then provide an alternative means of entertainment, which is not so lecherous.
Absolutely scumbag behaviour. We need to be going in the opposite direction. Who gives a fuck about the machine owners losing out in a cashless society? Yeah don’t worry about spending 5 minutes to go get more cash and think about what you’re doing, just tap your Monopoly money here.
Of course this benefits somebody in government, that’s why it’s happening
The gambling white paper introduces restrictions to online gambling.
The consultation for land based gambling dens loosens their restrictions, and at the same time, the likes of Philip Davies, mp for Shipley takes paid employment at £500 an hour working for Merkur, a company known for exploiting vulnerable customers and failing to pay staff minimum wage.
https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/may/08/tory-mp-philip-davies-takes-500-an-hour-job-at-slot-machine-company
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/over-500-companies-named-for-not-paying-minimum-wage
When I asked the gambling minister about his ‘gifts’ from the gambling industry, he told me not to worry, because he declares it on the register of interest, so it’s fine.
All of the issues with online gambling will hit the high street from August, so look forward to an unlimited number of 24 hour slot machine places, lots of desperate people and increased crime and anti social behaviour, all courtesy of Stuart Andrew and the gambling lobby.
So who is getting ‘consulting fees’ from the gambling industry in return for this then?
Just days after Philip Davies MP went from Chair of the APPG Group on Betting & Gaming to a £500/hour gig at a gambling company. The guy works quickly.
Wonder how many Tory MPs are on the take from the gambling industry.
Oh the gambling lobby has been doing its job well then.
Guarantee we will have Truss flapping her gums about personal freedoms and responsibility.
Gambling really does just siphon money into a business that is a fundamental societal drain. It’s a funnel of cash into one massive pocket.
[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/scott-benton-gambling-lobby-rishi-sunak-b2314972.html](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/scott-benton-gambling-lobby-rishi-sunak-b2314972.html)
[https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/may/08/tory-mp-philip-davies-takes-500-an-hour-job-at-slot-machine-company](https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/may/08/tory-mp-philip-davies-takes-500-an-hour-job-at-slot-machine-company)
Follow the lobbies…
Can someone not contact panarama about this, get an hour long series exposing corrupt Tory MPs and the gambling commission and let shit get wild?
Will Infosys be building the machines or the payment system?