The Labour Party will use an Opposition Day debate in the House of Commons Wednesday to push the coalition government to take action against Fixed-Odds Betting Terminals (FOBTs) in British bookmakers.
The Commons debate will centre on giving local councils new powers to ban high stakes gambling machines within their communities.
Opponents of FOBTs claim that the high stakes machines, which allow players to gamble up to £300 per minute on casino-style games, derive a substantial portion [...]
