Turmoil Over Additional Betting Shops in the UK

Turmoil Over Additional Betting Shops in the UK
The topic of High Street betting shops in the UK was argued by politicians this weekend as councils try to stop the addition of more betting shops in their cities. Ladbrokes wrote to minister Nick Boles out of concern for "alarming actions by unelected officials" that are against the presence of betting shops. Boles responded: "I do recognise that this can be a significant problem and we are taking action to tackle it." Labour's shadow local government minister, Hilary Benn said that the government's position on the issues is hindering the ability "...for communities to stop the proliferation of betting shops and undermining the powers used by councils to force applicants for planning permission to explain the social impact of their changes". A spokesman for the Department for Communities and Local Government said, "The provisions in the growth and infrastructure bill were announced to parliament three months before the department received a letter from Ladbrokes. To suggest the government was somehow influenced by the betting industry is simply untrue."
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