Gambling nightmare

DOMINIC LAWSON’S column warning that gambling firms are targeting children reminded me of when I used to work as a hostess at one of Britain’s largest holiday camps. Then, the gambling slot machines were in a separate area with a notice that under-18s were not allowed.

Some years later, when the holiday camp had been taken over, I was horrified to see children had access to the gambling machines.

My seven-year-old spent her pocket money playing the machines, believing she would win — and that evening she woke from a nightmare that she had lost all her money.

ANN ALLAN, Seaford, W. Sussex.