Britain's High Street Gamble

[ITG]

http://www.channel4.com/programmes/disp ... er-feature

Despatches documentary on in 5 minutes.

I find most high streets these days to be like a mini vegas strip. Theres an area of Glasgow City Centre next to Central Station that has 8 bookmakers at all 4 corners. Ladbrokes wanted to open a shop on every City Centre street for these bloody roulette machines too and I know of at least two streets in Glasgow with two Hill's shops within a stone throw of each other. These fuckers attract the worst kind of junkies, chavs and dole monkeys pissing their brew money away and have caused robberies and violent behaviour in betting shops to surge. Bookies have sadly created a problem where if they ditch them now many jobs will go.

[M H]

In times of recession bookies, arcades etc make a mint. People get desperate and they take advantage. Funny thing is the bingo halls are struggling