Councillor: Gambling should be limited for town's own good (From Bournemouth Echo)
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Councillor: Gambling should be limited for town's own good
12:00pm Thursday 18th October 2012 in News
A Bournemouth councillor wants access to gambling limited for the public's "own good"
Queen's Park councillor Cheryl Johnson was making a written comment on a proposed gambling policy for Bournemouth.
She wrote: “In my view gambling is a dangerous as any drug.
“Gaming machines should be as low a prize as possible. £100 is plenty.
“There is nothing sadder than watching someone fixed on a fruit machine.
“Casino’s – fine but two in the town is plenty. If people find chucking their money away an entertainment then the opportunity to do it has to be limited for their own good.”
The licensing board considered comments from various bodies and agreed to submit the 34-page policy document to the full council meeting on October 30.
Comments(12)
apop3d
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12:16pm Thu 18 Oct 12
Bars – fine but two in the town is plenty. If people find pouring alcohol down their throats an entertainment then the opportunity to do it has to be limited for their own good.
Clothing shops – fine but two in the town is plenty. If people find wasting money on clothes an entertainment then the opportunity to do it has to be limited for their own good.
Fast food chains – fine but two in the town is plenty. If people find buying unhealthy foods an entertainment then the opportunity to do it has to be limited for their own good.
Hotels – fine but two in the town is plenty. If people find having illicit rendezvous an entertainment then the opportunity to do it has to be limited for their own good.
Petrol stations – fine but two in the town is plenty. If people find driving their cars an entertainment then the opportunity to do it has to be limited for their own good.
Imaximus
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12:38pm Thu 18 Oct 12
Im not a gambler but each to their own eh love?
John T
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12:46pm Thu 18 Oct 12
'Councillor: Gambling should be limited for town's own good'
Surf Reef, IMAX, Master Visions....as the Councillor said: ' If people find chucking their money away an entertainment, then the opportunity to do it must be limited for their own good.'
THIS IS EVEN TRUER, COUNCILLOR, WHEN YOU ARE CHUCKING OTHER PEOPLES' MONEY AWAY!
pete woodley
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1:18pm Thu 18 Oct 12
BmthNewshound
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1:23pm Thu 18 Oct 12
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And the list goes on.
muscliffman
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2:58pm Thu 18 Oct 12
After the council have gambled £millions of taxpayers money in recent times on ill thought through and dodgy projects.
We believe most of you at the Town Hall are fools at best, don't open your mouths like this and prove it!
chicken_madras
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3:32pm Thu 18 Oct 12
O'Reilly
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4:43pm Thu 18 Oct 12
chicken_madras wrote:You are a card....... ;-)
I love the casino. Every time I go in one I like to pretend i'm a councillor. Everytime I win I think, "there's some money from dave wells" or when I loose it's "oops theres goes £3M on a surf reef"
live-and-let-live
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5:56pm Thu 18 Oct 12
Oldalbanian wrote:yes, we have obviously lost the right to think for ourselves.
Nanny knows best!
pugs0404
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6:32pm Thu 18 Oct 12
Redgolfer00
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1:06am Fri 19 Oct 12
Oldalbanian says...
12:05pm Thu 18 Oct 12