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UK Bookmakers will have to wait for autumn to hear on a government review of Fixed Odds Betting Terminasl (FOBT’S) and whether they will face making a reduction on betting on them.
The government’s decision has been further complicated by the fact that MPs in the Democratic Unionist party, which holds the balance of power in parliament, are in favour of cutting the maximum FOBT stake from £100 to as low as £2.
The Department for Culture Media and Sport (DCMS) is examining the machines amid claims – hotly disputed by bookmakers – that they are highly addictive and make it too easy for problem gamblers to lose thousands of pounds in a matter of hours.
