saw a documentary the other day about a guy who's addicted to fruit machines in bookies

Unemployed, basically spends all his benefits on them within hours of the money going into his account. Then spends the rest of his time living off dry pasta.

What was striking was how hard he found it to avoid when he waw trying to give it up. Walking into town to buy some shoes, had to walk past about half a dozen bookie shops, all with the machines flashing away at him. Tough, whatever your addiction is (speaking as someone who's addiction has always been nicotine. 3 months 13 days off them this time - hopefully for good - and counting.)

Posted By: Tricky Hawes on August 3rd 2015 at 12:43:36

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Betting advertising should be treated the same way as smoking. Appalling (n/m) (NCFC) - Hulk Rules, Aug 3, 11:56:59
- Agree but trouble is successive governments see them as (NCFC) - Chopper, Aug 3, 12:53:31
- People have a choice (n/m) (NCFC) - inutero, Aug 3, 12:43:02
  - Debatable (n/m) (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, Aug 3, 13:04:11
  - Well, where addictions are concerned, that isn't a given (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Aug 3, 12:48:32
- completely agree! I'm like Victor Meldrew on this subject (NCFC) - ingi, Aug 3, 12:32:09
  - saw a documentary the other day about a guy who's addicted to fruit machines in bookies (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Aug 3, 12:43:36
    - Been watching that. Top bloke from Coral described betting as a bit of fun. Nobody, not (NCFC) - curva nord, Aug 3, 12:57:30
      - It serves as an (expensive and brief) escape from reality for those addicted (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, Aug 3, 13:00:57
    - Well done (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, Aug 3, 12:56:20
    - Was FOBTs (NCFC) - SCC 28, Aug 3, 12:49:55
      - Fat Old Boring Twat's (n/m) (NCFC) - Jumbo1, Aug 3, 12:59:30
      - "Fixed Odds Betting Terminals"? (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Aug 3, 12:51:57
        
        Yes a fruit machine could be describe as that (NCFC) - SCC 28, Aug 3, 13:01:11
        
        Even virutal horse and greyhound races (n/m) (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, Aug 3, 13:03:35
        
        Yep it's ridiculous who needs real events (NCFC) - SCC 28, Aug 3, 13:05:40
        
        Just a tax on the poor like the lottery is (n/m) (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, Aug 3, 13:11:47
        
        and tax on Stella (n/m) (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Aug 3, 13:19:52
- Loan companies, alcohol, betting, smoking etc etc (n/m) (NCFC) - thirsty work, Aug 3, 12:29:53
  - With a Catholic owner, we won't get sponsored by a rubber johnny co. (n/m) (NCFC) - harry boulders, Aug 3, 12:33:16
- It is curious how betting is not only encouraged but positively celebrated by sport and (NCFC) - norway, Aug 3, 12:18:21
  - I don't like this almost insistence now that sport alone is not enough, got to have a bet (NCFC) - megson, Aug 3, 12:52:46
  - Just as addictive and dangerous (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, Aug 3, 12:23:06
    - Gambling can fuck the whole family unit, as much as an old lush can. (n/m) (NCFC) - harry boulders, Aug 3, 12:27:01
      - everything in moderation (n/m) (NCFC) - Jumbo1, Aug 3, 12:28:33
        
        Except wrathing (n/m) (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, Aug 3, 12:41:30

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