{"id":508,"date":"2025-05-19T09:05:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T09:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.masteringphsyics.com\/?p=508"},"modified":"2025-05-21T13:12:33","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T13:12:33","slug":"uk-slot-machine-operators-accused-of-strategically-targeting-poor-neighborhoods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.masteringphsyics.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/19\/uk-slot-machine-operators-accused-of-strategically-targeting-poor-neighborhoods\/","title":{"rendered":"UK Slot Machine Operators Accused of Strategically Targeting Poor Neighborhoods"},"content":{"rendered":"

The post UK Slot Machine Operators Accused of Strategically Targeting Poor Neighborhoods<\/a> appeared first on Vegas Slots Online News<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Poor areas allegedly targeted<\/h2>\n

A survey is alleging UK slot machine firms are strategically targeting the country\u2019s poorest neighborhoods.<\/p>\n

Market leaders such as Admiral and Merkur are accused of setting up slot machine-filled Adult Gaming Centers (AGCs) in the country\u2019s most economically deprived neighborhoods.<\/p>\n

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over half of the AGCs found in 20% of Britain\u2019s most-deprived areas<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

According to a Guardian <\/em>study, over half of the AGCs were found in 20% of Britain\u2019s most-deprived areas, with one-third allegedly in the poorest 10% neighborhoods in the UK.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

The report states the number of AGCs have increased by 7% since 2022 and cites \u201ca recent surge\u201d in new venues opening in the UK\u2019s least well-off locations.<\/p>\n

The survey named market leaders Admiral and Merkur as chief culprits.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Billionaire gripe<\/h2>\n

Central to the survey\u2019s main beef is that the slot machine owners target poor areas and \u201cchannel the funds to billionaires.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u00a0simply to channel funds\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u201cThe Guardian<\/em>\u2019s findings indicate that the result of this is simply to channel funds from the pockets of the poorest into the pockets of the richest,\u201d stated NHS England\u2019s National Expert Advisor on Gambling Harms, Professor Henrietta Bowden-Jones.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Guardian <\/em>names Admiral Slots, a Newcastle-based subsidiary of Vienna-headquartered global iGaming corporation Novomatic as one of the lead antagonists<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Novomatic operates 346 AGCs and bingo halls in the UK and is owned by the entrepreneur Professor Johann F. Graf. Forbes states he\u2019s worth $10.2bn. The publication adds further grit to its beef of economic disparity by highlighting Novomatic UK\u2019s awarding an executive director over \u00a34m ($5.3m) in salary and bonuses over the past two years. And paying its Austrian holding firm \u00a382m ($109.2m) in dividends.<\/p>\n

The survey also points towards German gambling giant Gauselmann Group, whose UK subsidiary Merkur Slots is Admiral\u2019s main slots rival across the pond with 262 venues.<\/p>\n

According to Forbes<\/em>, Gauselmann patriarch Paul Gauselmann is worth $2.6bn.<\/p>\n

Scrutiny increases<\/h2>\n

No doubt, the German and Austrian gaming giants will not appreciate the negative attention the survey is drawing to them.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The exclusive report cited Labour MP Beccy Cooper calling for laws to give local UK councils more authority to stop AGCs opening.<\/p>\n

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at the expense of some of our poorest communities\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Cooper aired her concern that AGCs \u201cseem to be clustered in areas of higher deprivation lining the pockets of gambling companies at the expense of some of our poorest communities.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bowden-Jones added her grist to the AGC mill. The professor singled out slot machine venues open 24\/7 as the worst culprits of using \u201caddictive products to keep vulnerable people playing for hours on end, against their own interests.\u201d<\/p>\n

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