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A big well done to the government for cutting the amount you can bet on fixed odds machines from £100 to £2, the bookies say it will mean job losses, but they’re not interested in people they’re interested in profit, with fixed odds there’s only one winner, and it’s not you. Frankie 5 fags Leeds
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Gov right 2 restrict FOBT machines in bookies to £2 a go not £100 pound a minute. Bookies used 2b packed with punters betting on horses/dogs/footy. Now it’s just ppl kicking machines when they lose. Bookmakers have said they will close 1,000 shops as it’s 50% of revenue (that should tell u a lot as they r only allowed 4 machines a shop). Staff say try nearer 70%. Bookies lobby should argue 4 amusement arcades or bingo halls & give us our betting shops back. They were plenty profitable b4.
Form Studier
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Is there any proof that the introduction of Fixed Odds Life Wrecking Machines created 21,000 jobs in the first place, or that 4,000 shops would have closed had they not been inflicted onto gambling addicts? Confused.com
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Something had to be done, the bookies have had it easy for years.
BETTY BOO
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What about all the unlimited money wasted online where there are, so far, no such government restrictions? Chicken George Shrewsbury
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machines in betting shops people will now go on line so it has just moved the problem to a less regulated form of gambling but the shop will not have to put up with abuse they sometimes get. tony worksop
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Police have moved all the Homeless people from around Windsor Castle for the Royal Wedding. How about moving the people who are sleeping out for The Royal Wedding. Some of them could be terrorists. Road Runner
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Nice to know the woman on sky news cares more about royalists freezing on the windsor streets than actual homeless. THE PLEB
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can no one see the insanity of clearing the homeless off the streets of Windsor to make way for idiot royalists waiting for a wave off the privileged prats. Listen to Poem by the band She Drew the Gun – they predicted such lunacy. red mist
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re Jackie cromer not every1 wants 2 hear about the fa cup leave the royals alone. stu Norfolk
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today’s the day that the big event will be watched by billions around the world and I’m sure it will live long in the memory. The FA cup final should be a good game. Jules Winnfield
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so fed up with the megan wedding, it’s wallis simpson II, and we’re paying for it, concentrate on NHS and why should pensioners who have paid in all their lives, I worked sats at 13 left school and worked ever since, brought up 3 daughters who all work, couldn’t afford to put in for private pension, never claimed any benefits, now im old and they still want me to pay. Pensioner
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Wise up & head for the hills, Harry. The control-freak will exclude your family next. DH
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Who on earth gets excited about a wedding when you don’t even know the 2 of them. Stevie, m/well
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I expect there’ll be the usual flood of honours for those presenters involved in the royal wedding. Dame scarlett moffat, has a ring to it! sheila
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I don’t think Chris Evans could crawl any further up the royal backside if he tried he must be trying for a MBE. the Salford rocket
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Looking forward to later on, I’ve had £100 on Man U. PUBLUNCH
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In other news, a giant asteroid is heading for the Earth and is predicted to destroy half of the Southern hemisphere. Now back to Royal wedding. Captain Sensible
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1977 silver jubilee Johnny Rotten sang God Save Your Mad Parade. When the golden carriage heads to the castle pulled by ‘unicorns’ remember those words. judy b
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Not surprised Meghan isn’t letting her sick father & injured sister get in the way of HER wedding. Congratulations Harry & good luck. You’re going to need it. Den, Perth
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wedding and a football match how dare they interrupt my wife’s special day. Happy birthday. Tracy you are my princess. Xdixie
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what paul (either heathcoat? or hamet?) said in thurs d/star was
100% acurate! I worked with em both in the 80s & staff did take their own cheese & ham on the trains & sell it at B/R prices & then split the money between us all! it was called THE KITTY!!
dot salton, gtr m/c
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Tipsy nuns going on social media, that’s a dirty habit. Maybe the pope doesn’t want them talking about 400+ clergy who abused kids. SISTER ACT
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I got really excited when i saw my nickname on the side of a loaf of bread . . . . then I realised it said THICK CUT. TATS