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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,IMG,Betfred,betting,shop,Northwich,gambling,bookmaker,slots,fixed,odds,retail,high,street,harms,statutory,levy,taxation,regulation,Cheshire,editorial,documentary,2026,British,Britain,Europe,travel,local,community,signage,architecture,streetscape,economy,compliance,betting shops on street,betting shop on street
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3FCG44Y - . A Betfred shopfront in Northwich represents the continuing presence of land-based bookmakers on British high streets alongside the much larger online gambling market. Betting shops combine over-the-counter sports and racing bets with self-service terminals and gaming machines, and they remain central to arguments about gambling harm, taxation, advertising and the social mix of struggling town centres. A statutory gambling levy began in April 2025 to fund research, prevention and treatment, replacing the previous voluntary system. Fiscal policy has also shifted: from April 2026 Remote Gaming Duty rose sharply to 40 per cent, although taxes on bets placed in licensed premises are treated differently from remote betting. Those changes matter when comparing the economics of physical shops with smartphone gambling. The image should not imply harm by any particular customer
instead it provides a neutral editorial illustration of a regulated gambling business, with relevance to bookmaker chains, sports betting, slot machines, high-street planning, public health, consumer protection and government revenue. The photograph also demonstrates how seemingly ordinary streetscape details can embody larger questions about policy and community life. Relevant search and editorial concepts include Northwich, Mid Cheshire, Cheshire West and Chester, town centre, Witton Street, River Weaver, salt town, regeneration, local history, public realm, high street, community, Cheshire. Useful descriptive vocabulary for archive discovery includes Betfred, betting, shop, Northwich, gambling, bookmaker, slots, fixed, odds, retail, high, street, harms, statutory, levy, taxation, regulation, Cheshire. Its value is strongest when used with precise place and date information, making it relevant to archives, newspapers, magazines, books, planning material and online features about contemporary Britain. The photograph is suitable for editorial, documentary, social-history, planning,
Northwich town centre, Cheshire, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3FD8FCE - . Admiral Slots adult gaming centre on Witton Street, Northwich, stock-photo/gotonysmith-Cheshire.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>Cheshire. The blue-fronted adult gaming centre advertises slot-style entertainment from a central high-street unit, an increasingly visible leisure use in some town centres as conventional retail contracts. Northwich is a Cheshire market town whose centre has been repeatedly reshaped by salt-industry subsidence, redevelopment and changing retail patterns. Witton Street remains one of its principal shopping streets, combining older commercial buildings with national chains, banks, salons, convenience shops and leisure businesses. The photograph is useful as a record of the British high street at a time when online shopping, banking closures, rising operating costs, changing consumer habits and town-centre regeneration continue to alter the mix of uses found in traditional retail streets. The location is Admiral Slots, 9 Witton Street, Northwich, Cheshire, CW9 5DE, England. This geographical detail helps distinguish the subject from similar businesses, buildings or scenes elsewhere and gives the photograph stronger value for local, regional and comparative editorial use. The image therefore has value not only for current news features but also for retrospective comparisons of how streets, services, brands and public expectations evolve over time. Details that might seem mundane at the moment of photography can later help date a streetscape or explain how a service was delivered, which is one reason straightforward editorial documentation remains useful to archives and publishers. As an editorial stock image, it also records the typography, branding, materials and street-level visual language of its period, details that can become historically valuable as shops, products and public infrastructure are altered or replaced. This makes the photograph a useful piece of contemporary editorial documentation. The visible details also strengthen its usefulness as documentary stock photography.
Admiral Slots, 9 Witton Street, Northwich, Cheshire, CW9 5DE, England
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3FAFCH7 - Electronic gambling machine in a Wetherspoon pub displaying a clear 'no under 18s' or adults-only restriction. Gaming machines are a familiar feature of many British pubs and provide an additional source of entertainment and revenue, but their accessibility also raises questions about age checks, responsible gambling and the risk of addiction. The photograph is suitable for editorial stories about gambling regulation, pub gaming, problem gambling, youth protection, licensing, alcohol and gambling, consumer safeguards and the social normalisation of betting products. In a busy pub, enforcement depends on staff awareness, supervision and customers complying with the stated restriction, making visible age messaging only one part of harm prevention. The machine's bright screen and game interface contrast with the regulatory warning and provide a useful visual for debate about how gambling is marketed and controlled in everyday leisure environments. The wider editorial context includes the balance between commercial freedom and consumer protection in leisure venues, particularly where products are designed for quick, impulse purchases or repeated play. Regulators, operators and public-health bodies continue to debate how prominently such products should be promoted, how age and affordability controls should work and what information should be provided about potential harms. The photograph offers a recognisable real-world example of those issues in an ordinary hospitality or travel setting, making it suitable for news, feature and policy coverage rather than purely illustrative advertising use.
Scotland, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3FAFCP6 - Regal Gaming Technologies electronic gambling machine inside a pub in Scotland, photographed as an example of the gaming products available in ordinary hospitality venues. Bright graphics and easily accessible play can make machines a casual extension of a visit to the pub, which is why they feature in wider debate about gambling harm, addiction, affordability and player protection. For some customers machine gambling is occasional entertainment, but repeated or impulsive play can become problematic, particularly where alcohol is also being consumed. The image is suitable for editorial coverage of gambling regulation, gaming machines, pubs, problem gambling, addiction services, consumer protection, age restrictions, stake and prize controls and responsible gambling. It can also illustrate discussion about the normalisation of betting and gaming within everyday leisure settings rather than specialist gambling premises. Photographed in Scotland in August 2026 as a documentary view of a machine available to adult pub customers. The wider editorial context includes the balance between commercial freedom and consumer protection in leisure venues, particularly where products are designed for quick, impulse purchases or repeated play. Regulators, operators and public-health bodies continue to debate how prominently such products should be promoted, how age and affordability controls should work and what information should be provided about potential harms. The photograph offers a recognisable real-world example of those issues in an ordinary hospitality or travel setting, making it suitable for news, feature and policy coverage rather than purely illustrative advertising use.
Scotland, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3FAFCP8 - Electronic gaming machine inside a pub promoting the ability to pay and play using cash, card or an app. The colourful machine presents gambling as a quick everyday leisure activity in a familiar hospitality setting, making the image relevant to debate about gambling accessibility, digital payments, player protection and addiction. Pub machines occupy a different environment from casinos or betting shops because customers may encounter them while drinking or socialising rather than making a deliberate trip to gamble. This can be significant in discussions about impulse play, visibility to young people, alcohol-related decision making and the normalisation of gambling. The image is suitable for editorial use around gambling regulation, problem gambling, addiction, consumer protection, cashless payments, gaming technology, pubs, hospitality and responsible gambling. It can also illustrate questions about how payment methods, game speed, stake limits, age controls and venue supervision affect the risk of harm from machine gambling. The wider editorial context includes the balance between commercial freedom and consumer protection in leisure venues, particularly where products are designed for quick, impulse purchases or repeated play. Regulators, operators and public-health bodies continue to debate how prominently such products should be promoted, how age and affordability controls should work and what information should be provided about potential harms. The photograph offers a recognisable real-world example of those issues in an ordinary hospitality or travel setting, making it suitable for news, feature and policy coverage rather than purely illustrative advertising use.
Scotland, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3FAFCP9 - Over-18 gaming machine displayed inside a pub, with prominent age-restriction messaging intended to prevent underage gambling. The photograph is suitable for editorial coverage of age verification, gambling regulation, pub gaming machines, youth protection and the practical challenge of enforcing restrictions in busy licensed premises. Unlike a dedicated casino or betting shop, a pub is an open social environment in which customers may move freely around the venue, so effective supervision and clear responsibility for preventing underage play are important safeguards. The image can also support stories about staff training, test purchasing, responsible gambling, licensing, consumer protection and the relationship between alcohol and gambling. Electronic machines increasingly use bright screens, familiar game mechanics and multiple payment options, making them visually prominent within hospitality venues. The photograph records the contrast between an entertainment product designed to attract attention and the regulatory message stating that play is restricted to adults. The wider editorial context includes the balance between commercial freedom and consumer protection in leisure venues, particularly where products are designed for quick, impulse purchases or repeated play. Regulators, operators and public-health bodies continue to debate how prominently such products should be promoted, how age and affordability controls should work and what information should be provided about potential harms. The photograph offers a recognisable real-world example of those issues in an ordinary hospitality or travel setting, making it suitable for news, feature and policy coverage rather than purely illustrative advertising use.
Scotland, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EX1REP - Gold-branded electronic fruit machine inside the Athletic Arms, the historic Edinburgh pub widely known as Diggers. The brightly illuminated cabinet displays a £100 jackpot, a Penguins Go Wild game screen and a selection of colourful gambling titles, including Gold, Wild Gold, Pots of Gold, Rainbow Riches and Duck-themed games. The machine carries Fair City Amusements branding and stands against the pub's dark timber panelling beside a small table.
The Athletic Arms opened in 1897 and occupies 1“3 Angle Park Terrace in Edinburgh. Its familiar nickname, Diggers, is linked to its position between two graveyards and the tradition of gravediggers visiting the pub after work. The venue is also known for cask ale, an extensive whisky range and its proximity to Tynecastle Park and Murrayfield Stadium.
Fruit machines remain a familiar feature of some British pubs, combining flashing lights, themed graphics, sound effects and cash prizes in a setting where customers may also be drinking alcohol. The prominent £100 jackpot and repeated gold imagery are designed around the prospect of an instant win, while the range of games encourages continued play and repeated spending.
The photograph can illustrate pub entertainment, licensed gambling, gaming-machine revenue and the social normalisation of low-stake betting. It is also relevant to coverage of gambling harms, compulsive behaviour and addiction risk. Gaming machines provide rapid and repeated opportunities to stake money, and losses can accumulate despite the language of prizes, jackpots and striking gold.
The scene records a traditional Edinburgh public house alongside a modern electronic gambling product, contrasting Victorian-style wooden surroundings with a vivid digital gaming display. It is suitable for editorial themes involving Scottish pub culture, consumer leisure, gambling regulation, public health, financial harm and responsible gambling awareness.
Athletic Arms, 1""“3 Angle Park Terrace, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH11 2JX
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EX1RCR - Brightly coloured National Lottery point-of-sale terminal promotes the redesigned UK Lotto game with the headline 10 Millionaires Guaranteed . The large red panel uses oversized white numerals, New Lotto branding and a Play here instruction. Beneath it, customers are invited to Choose your games here , with game information arranged below. Part of a nearby promotional figure and a shop checkout counter are visible, placing the display within an everyday retail environment.
The image illustrates how gambling products are marketed alongside routine purchases in convenience stores, supermarkets and newsagents. Lottery draws and scratchcards are among Britain's most familiar forms of gambling, often presented as affordable entertainment and the chance of life-changing wealth. The promise that ten players will become millionaires creates a strong aspirational message, while bright colours, prominent numbers and easy point-of-sale access make the opportunity highly visible.
The photograph also supports editorial discussion of gambling-related harm, consumer protection and the normalisation of gambling within daily life. Although many people play occasionally without serious consequences, gambling can contribute to financial pressure, debt, anxiety, relationship problems and loss of control for some individuals. Risks can grow where repeated small purchases accumulate, gambling is used as an escape from hardship, or players chase losses in the hope of recovering money.
The display captures the tension between optimistic lottery advertising and public-health concerns. It is relevant to reporting on responsible gambling, affordability, household budgets, cost-of-living pressures, regulation, retail marketing, gambling reform and the social consequences of promoting exceptional prizes to a mass audience. The New Lotto format was introduced in 2026 as a major change to the UK game, with greater emphasis on creating more millionaire winners.
England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EMY4WC - Brightly lit Coral betting shop advert in Hindley town centre, Wigan, Greater Manchester, promoting an Every Friday Bet £10 Get £10 offer. The blue shop-window display uses large white and yellow lettering, a gambling reel graphic and a smaller Take time to think safer-gambling message at the bottom, creating a strong contrast between promotional betting language and responsible gambling warning text. The user-supplied description identifies the scene as a high street gambling advert in Hindley, with the Friday offer presented as a special free-bet promotion, potentially relevant to pay-day gambling habits. The image is useful for editorial coverage of betting shops, high street gambling, free bet stock-photo/gotonysmith-Advertising.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>advertising, sports betting promotions, gambling regulation, gambling harms, addiction risk, consumer protection, debt, financial stress, public health, poverty, town centre decline and the concentration of gambling opportunities in lower-income communities. It can support stories about how gambling marketing appears in everyday shopping streets, how promotional offers may normalise betting as a routine weekly activity, and how bright point-of-sale advertising can sit alongside small safer-gambling messages. Gambling-related harms are recognised as affecting not only individual gamblers but also families, close associates and wider society. Public health evidence links harmful gambling with unemployment and more deprived areas, making this advert especially relevant for features on inequality, poorer communities, vulnerable consumers, household budgets, cost of living pressures and the social impact of betting shop clusters. The photograph has strong stock value for news, public health, local government, consumer affairs, social policy, planning, licensing, debt advice, financial inclusion, addiction support, mental health, welfare and campaigns calling for tighter control of gambling advertising in UK town centres.
Coral Racing Limited, 64 Market Street, Hindley, Wigan, Greater Manchester, WN2 3AN
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EY3D44 - . National Lottery promotional stands advertising a £12m jackpot in a UK retail outlet. Photographed on 6 June 2026. The recorded location is United Kingdom. The tall blue and purple floor displays carry lottery branding, jackpot messaging and brightly coloured game graphics designed to catch the attention of shoppers. The promotional units illustrate how lottery products are marketed at point of sale through eye-catching branding and large cash-prize messaging. Seen through coins, the earlier context is that banknotes, coins, cheques and branch buildings document the everyday financial system before contactless cards and mobile payments became dominant
Regional banks and savings institutions also left distinctive architecture and branded paper evidence. For branding, the historical context is that material culture includes the ordinary products people bought, used, collected or displayed
Small manufactured objects can reveal national identity, advertising, technology and popular taste in ways that formal records do not. Looking at addiction risk, the longer history is that the growth of online gambling changed the role of physical premises but did not remove casinos, slot venues and bookmakers from many British high streets. The 2026 relevance of coins comes from the fact that personal finance is increasingly app-based , making paper cheques, older banknotes and physical branch networks useful contrasts with instant electronic payments and online account management. For branding, the 2026 context is that online resale, nostalgia and interest in vintage design have made many ordinary twentieth-century objects active collecting categories rather than disposable goods. Relevant synonyms and subject phrases include currency, sterling, banking, ATM, cashpoint, financial inclusion, payment methods, bank branch, money, financial services, collectable, souvenir, consumer object, vintage object, memorabilia, design history, consumer culture, and retro.
United Kingdom
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,IMG_0175,7 Dreams Legend,gaming,machine,Octavian Gaming,Sicily,Italy,slot,gambling,electronic,betting,technology,arcade,leisure,amusement,digital,game,controls,entertainment,indoor,cabinet
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EJ11XX - . 7 Dreams Legend gaming machine by Octavian Gaming in Sicily, Italy. Photographed on 21 April 2026. The brightly illuminated electronic gambling machine features colourful game graphics, a bank of controls and branded cabinet artwork within an indoor leisure or gaming setting. The machine represents the digital evolution of traditional fruit machines and can illustrate stories about gambling regulation, gaming technology, consumer entertainment, amusement venues, machine design and the presence of electronic gambling products in hospitality and leisure environments. For the story of printed circuit board, it is useful to note that scientific and electronic equipment becomes historical quickly because components and interfaces are replaced by newer generations
Circuit boards, laboratory machines and instruments make visible the hardware beneath contemporary automated systems. The historical setting for themed attraction is that leisure businesses are highly responsive to fashion
Names, signs and interiors can therefore become strong markers of a particular period even when the underlying premises remain in use. Seen through betting, the earlier context is that the growth of online gambling changed the role of physical premises but did not remove casinos, slot venues and bookmakers from many British high streets. For present-day printed circuit board, 2026 is significant because scientific research relies heavily on automated instrumentation, data processing and specialist facilities, so older laboratory machines provide useful comparison with the pace of technical change. In the 2026 discussion of themed attraction, experience-led leisure such as escape rooms and themed attractions competes alongside streaming and gaming for discretionary spending, making town-centre entertainment an important part of the post-retail economy. Closely connected keywords include PCB, electronics, transistor, resistor, capacitor, and laboratory equipment.
Sicily, Italy
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3F12D91 - . Blueprint gaming machines with £100 jackpot displays in a British amusement arcade or gambling venue. Photographed on 27 March 2024. The recorded location is Britain, UK. The bank of electronic machines shows colourful game screens, stake information and prize messaging typical of contemporary slot-machine gambling. Bright green, blue and purple displays contrast with the dark machine cabinets, creating a vivid visual representation of electronic gambling. The background to cash gambling is that high-street gambling moved from traditional bookmakers and amusement arcades towards electronic gaming venues and online betting
Bright signage and extended opening hours make physical gambling premises visually distinctive within town centres. Within the history of entertainment, leisure businesses are highly responsive to fashion
Names, signs and interiors can therefore become strong markers of a particular period even when the underlying premises remain in use. In relation to independent business, historical context shows that commercial premises are part of everyday local history
Even businesses without national fame can become important reference points for residents and researchers once ownership changes or redevelopment alters the street. Current 2026 context around cash gambling is that gambling regulation continues to focus on affordability, advertising, online protections and the prevention of harm
Physical premises remain relevant to debate about high-street clustering, vulnerable customers and cash-based play. Against the 2026 backdrop for entertainment, entertainment businesses also contribute to evening footfall and mixed-use regeneration, particularly where former shops are converted to leisure uses. Relevant alternative phrases include casino, slot machines, high street gambling, gambling harm, addiction risk, problem gambling, casino signage, escape room, themed attraction, video, experience economy, and town centre leisure.
Britain, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3F2PHB6 - Brightly illuminated electronic slot machines inside Roadchef Killington Lake motorway services on the southbound M6 in Cumbria. The gaming terminals feature colourful screens, neon cabinet lighting and prominent promotional wording including Big Win and £100 prize branding. Individual games visible on the machines include Wild Adventure Buffalo Edition and other digital reel, jackpot and casino-style titles designed to attract attention within the indoor service-station environment.
The £100 maximum prize indicates category C gaming machines, which currently permit a maximum stake of £1 and a maximum cash prize of £100. These machines are restricted to adults aged 18 and over. Their presence at a motorway service area illustrates how opportunities to gamble can be encountered outside traditional betting shops, casinos and amusement arcades, including locations used by travellers, professional drivers and families taking breaks from long journeys.
The image is relevant to public debate about gambling harms, addiction and the accessibility and normalisation of commercial gambling. Bright displays, celebratory win messages, rapid electronic play and multiple games presented through a single terminal may encourage prolonged or impulsive use. Although occasional prizes are highlighted prominently, players remain exposed to repeated financial losses, with potential consequences including debt, stress, damaged relationships and compulsive gambling behaviour.
Roadchef Killington Lake is situated between junctions 37 and 36 on the southbound M6, east of Kendal and overlooking Killington Reservoir. The services operate continuously, making the machines potentially accessible throughout the day and night. The contrast between the dark surroundings and intense illuminated screens creates a visually seductive gaming area while also supporting editorial themes involving responsible gambling, consumer protection, vulnerable users, motorway leisure facilities
Killington Lake Motorway Services, M6 Southbound, Killington, Kendal, Cumbria, England, UK, LA8 0NW
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RECE3N - Musselburgh Racecourse is a horse racing venue located in the Millhill area of Musselburgh, East Lothian, Scotland, UK, close to the River Esk. It is the second biggest racecourse in Scotland (the first being Ayr) and is the fourteenth biggest in the UK. In 2016, Musselburgh staged 28 fixtures. It was officially known as Edinburgh Racecourse, and referred to as such in the English press, until the beginning of 1996 but was widely referred to as Musselburgh in Scotland long before that[5] and was widely referred to as Musselburgh in the racing pages of Scottish newspapers.
The course offers both flat racing and National Hunt meetings (though it only introduced jumping in 1987) and is 2 km long. In the middle of the course is a nine-hole golf course, Musselburgh Links, dating from at least 1672. The Royal Musselburgh Golf Club was founded there in 1774.
The racecourse itself sits on Musselburgh common good land. It is situated on the eastern side of the town, less than a mile from the A1 and two miles from the Edinburgh City Bypass. A road bridge over the Esk gives access to the course on race days only
the rest of the time, the gates are kept closed.
History
The first races in Musselburgh took place in 1777 under the auspices of the Royal Caledonian Hunt. Between 1789 and 1816, race meetings were held on the sands at Leith, although some races did still take place in the town. In 1816, they returned permanently to Musselburgh, to a course that had been laid out for them by the town council. The Hunt were so pleased with the new course that they distributed 50 guineas amongst the town's poor
Linkfield Rd, Musselburgh, East Lothian, Scotland, UK, EH21 7RG
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R5PPB7 - The Wigan Casino was a nightclub in Wigan, England. Operating between 1973 and 1981, it became known as a primary venue for Northern soul music. It carried forward the legacy created by clubs such as the Twisted Wheel in Manchester, the Chateau Impney (Droitwich), the Catacombs (Wolverhampton) and the Golden Torch (Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent). It remains one of the most famous clubs in Northern England. In 1978, allegedly the American music magazine Billboard voted Wigan Casino The Best Disco in the World, ahead of New York City's Studio 54. Although there is no tangible evidence of this award ever being publicised.
This England, a TV documentary about the Wigan Casino, was filmed in 1977. Russ Winstanley and Dave Nowell wrote a history of the club, Soul Survivors, The Wigan Casino Story, which was published in 1996.
Wigan Casino was the name of the last incarnation of a Wigan ballroom called the Empress. Local DJs Brian Rigby and Alan Cain approached lease owner Gerry Marshall to run all-nighters. Venue manager Mike Walker brought in Russ Winstanley, who had a DJ set at the local rugby club, to the Casino. At 2 am on Sunday 23 September 1973, Wigan Casino started its first-ever Northern soul all-nighter, with Winstanley as the DJ. After Winstanley and his helper Ian Fishwick, Kev Roberts was the third DJ at Casino all-nighters, who was quickly joined by Richard Searling Soul performers that performed there include Jackie Wilson, Edwin Starr and Junior Walker.
Young people from all over the UK regularly attended Wigan Casino to hear the latest northern soul artists and to dance. There were long queues to get in. The second dance floor, Mr M's, stayed open until 6 am and played oldies songs from a variety of DJs including Dave Evison and Steve Whittle. All-nighters generally ended with three songs that became known as the '3 before 8': Time Will Pass You By by Tobi Legend, Long After Tonight Is All Over by Jimmy Radcliffe, and I'm on My Way by Dean Parrish.
Station Road, Wigan, Lancashire, England, UK ,WN1 0SD
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RADT18 - . Easy cash in neon lights - red and blue - Easy money - become a Bitcoin investor, taking the opportunity to be rich gambling or investing. Photographed on 21 May 2023, this spring image records the subject in its real-world setting and provides a contemporary visual reference for the place, activity, object or organisation shown. The recorded location is London, England, Great Britain, UK, adding precise geographical context for editorial, documentary, travel and local-history searches. Key searchable subjects associated with the scene include cold cathode, cold-cathode, lights, lighting, tube, tubes, easy, cash, sign, neon, gamble, gambling, providing natural SEO coverage without losing the specific documentary identity of the photograph. The wording and graphic design are important parts of the image, preserving contemporary language, typography, branding or campaigning material that may later disappear or change. The frame provides a detailed documentary record of the subject as it appeared at the time of photography, preserving the surrounding context as well as the principal feature. Its value is both descriptive and editorial, allowing the scene to illustrate news, features, local history, travel, social change and retrospective comparison. Visible or contextual elements such as architecture, signage, branding, public realm, transport infrastructure, street furniture and everyday activity help establish a strong sense of place where they form part of the scene. The photograph can also support future before-and-after use if the building, business, service, streetscape, transport operation or public space is later altered, redeveloped, rebranded or closed. For search and editorial use, the image is relevant to the named location, local identity, contemporary Britain, regional tourism, urban life, community activity and the changing appearance of towns and cities.
London, England, Great Britain, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PJW6WP - Tom Murphy (born 1949) is an English artist who is best known for his bronze sculptures.
Murphy is a self-taught artist, starting his artistic career initially as a hobby and moved quickly to an intense period of self-study, mastering a range of techniques in many art disciplines
Sir John Moores CBE (25 January 1896 “ 25 September 1993) was an English businessman, telegraphist, football club owner, politician and philanthropist, most famous for the founding of the now defunct Littlewoods retail and football pools company. Liverpool John Moores University is named in his honour.
Moores' football-betting empire and Littlewoods stores made him one of Britain's richest men. In 1992, Liverpool Polytechnic took the name Liverpool John Moores University in his honour upon being granted university status. A statue was later built which stands in the courtyard of the university's Avril Robarts Library.
Church St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 3AY
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PJW6WT - Tom Murphy (born 1949) is an English artist who is best known for his bronze sculptures.
Murphy is a self-taught artist, starting his artistic career initially as a hobby and moved quickly to an intense period of self-study, mastering a range of techniques in many art disciplines
Sir John Moores CBE (25 January 1896 “ 25 September 1993) was an English businessman, telegraphist, football club owner, politician and philanthropist, most famous for the founding of the now defunct Littlewoods retail and football pools company. Liverpool John Moores University is named in his honour.
Moores' football-betting empire and Littlewoods stores made him one of Britain's richest men. In 1992, Liverpool Polytechnic took the name Liverpool John Moores University in his honour upon being granted university status. A statue was later built which stands in the courtyard of the university's Avril Robarts Library.
Church St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 3AY
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PHEFP9 - Gambling apps more dangerous than FOBTs, study finds
Authors say outdated laws fail to protect vulnerable users from smartphone gambling
Smartphone gambling apps are more dangerous than fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs) for people with addiction problems because opportunities to lose money are just a tap away , a study suggests.
Gambling games on smartphones have surged in popularity in recent years, allowing high-stakes betting within the palm of its users' hands, with video game-style play making them appear harmless and introductory offers providing incentives to sign up.
Scrutiny of the gambling industry has been focused on fixed-odds betting terminals in high street bookmakers, leading the government to cut the maximum stake on the machines from £100 to £2, although this has yet to be implemented.
However, smartphone gambling could be more problematic for people psychologically predisposed to addiction, given how the betting games can be accessed anywhere in the UK with an internet connection, according to academics.
The study, published in the academic journal European Addiction Research, found that because users check their phones frequently throughout the day “ referred to as ˜snacking' “ mobile gamblers tend to bet more often, even after suffering repeated losses.
A person uses PayPal on a laptop
Problem gamblers are using PayPal to spend up to £150,000 a day
Read more
A common design principle in mobile gaming, as this type of gambling is referred to, is that a mix of small wins, ˜near misses' and losses encourage greater levels of engagement.
Experts have previously warned that gambling companies use sophisticated techniques to ingrain their products in the lives of their users by creating psychological dependencies, nudging people into live gameplay through notifications, emails and other methods.
Notwithstanding the euphoria of winning, this can activate mechanisms in the brain akin to the effect of cocaine
Westminster, London, England, UK, SW1
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,Be Gamble Aware,Be,gamble,Aware,risk,of,gambling,gaming,bet,slot,game,casino,cash,stake,sterling,commission,review,act,arcades,betting,bingo,casinos,slot machines,and,lotteries,vulnerable,players,customers,clients,addict,help,addictive,cost,Holyrood,parliament,legislation,Smartphone,Ladbrokes
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PHEFPC - Gambling apps more dangerous than FOBTs, study finds
Authors say outdated laws fail to protect vulnerable users from smartphone gambling
Smartphone gambling apps are more dangerous than fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs) for people with addiction problems because opportunities to lose money are just a tap away , a study suggests.
Gambling games on smartphones have surged in popularity in recent years, allowing high-stakes betting within the palm of its users' hands, with video game-style play making them appear harmless and introductory offers providing incentives to sign up.
Scrutiny of the gambling industry has been focused on fixed-odds betting terminals in high street bookmakers, leading the government to cut the maximum stake on the machines from £100 to £2, although this has yet to be implemented.
However, smartphone gambling could be more problematic for people psychologically predisposed to addiction, given how the betting games can be accessed anywhere in the UK with an internet connection, according to academics.
The study, published in the academic journal European Addiction Research, found that because users check their phones frequently throughout the day “ referred to as ˜snacking' “ mobile gamblers tend to bet more often, even after suffering repeated losses.
A person uses PayPal on a laptop
Problem gamblers are using PayPal to spend up to £150,000 a day
Read more
A common design principle in mobile gaming, as this type of gambling is referred to, is that a mix of small wins, ˜near misses' and losses encourage greater levels of engagement.
Experts have previously warned that gambling companies use sophisticated techniques to ingrain their products in the lives of their users by creating psychological dependencies, nudging people into live gameplay through notifications, emails and other methods.
Notwithstanding the euphoria of winning, this can activate mechanisms in the brain akin to the effect of cocaine
Holyrood, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, EH99 1SP
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,Be Gamble Aware,Be,gamble,Aware,risk,gambling,gaming,bet,slot,game,casino,cash,stake,sterling,commission,review,act,arcades,betting,bingo,casinos,and,lotteries,vulnerable,players,customers,clients,addict,help,addictive,Smartphone,Birmingham,free spins,bonus,NCGD,statutory stake limits on online slots,remote,compliance,regulation
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PHEG4C - Gambling apps more dangerous than FOBTs, study finds
Authors say outdated laws fail to protect vulnerable users from smartphone gambling
Smartphone gambling apps are more dangerous than fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs) for people with addiction problems because opportunities to lose money are just a tap away , a study suggests.
Gambling games on smartphones have surged in popularity in recent years, allowing high-stakes betting within the palm of its users' hands, with video game-style play making them appear harmless and introductory offers providing incentives to sign up.
Scrutiny of the gambling industry has been focused on fixed-odds betting terminals in high street bookmakers, leading the government to cut the maximum stake on the machines from £100 to £2, although this has yet to be implemented.
However, smartphone gambling could be more problematic for people psychologically predisposed to addiction, given how the betting games can be accessed anywhere in the UK with an internet connection, according to academics.
The study, published in the academic journal European Addiction Research, found that because users check their phones frequently throughout the day “ referred to as ˜snacking' “ mobile gamblers tend to bet more often, even after suffering repeated losses.
A person uses PayPal on a laptop
Problem gamblers are using PayPal to spend up to £150,000 a day
Read more
A common design principle in mobile gaming, as this type of gambling is referred to, is that a mix of small wins, ˜near misses' and losses encourage greater levels of engagement.
Experts have previously warned that gambling companies use sophisticated techniques to ingrain their products in the lives of their users by creating psychological dependencies, nudging people into live gameplay through notifications, emails and other methods.
Notwithstanding the euphoria of winning, this can activate mechanisms in the brain akin to the effect of cocaine
Victoria Square House, Victoria Square, Birmingham, England, UK, B2 4BP
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,Be Gamble Aware,Be,gamble,Aware,risk,of,gambling,gaming,bet,slot,game,casino,cash,stake,sterling,commission,review,act,arcades,betting,lotteries,vulnerable,players,customers,clients,addict,help,addictive,cost,Holyrood,parliament,legislation,Smartphone,excitement,live,financial,risk assessment,restrictions
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PHEGC2 - Gambling apps more dangerous than FOBTs, study finds
Authors say outdated laws fail to protect vulnerable users from smartphone gambling
Smartphone gambling apps are more dangerous than fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs) for people with addiction problems because opportunities to lose money are just a tap away , a study suggests.
Gambling games on smartphones have surged in popularity in recent years, allowing high-stakes betting within the palm of its users' hands, with video game-style play making them appear harmless and introductory offers providing incentives to sign up.
Scrutiny of the gambling industry has been focused on fixed-odds betting terminals in high street bookmakers, leading the government to cut the maximum stake on the machines from £100 to £2, although this has yet to be implemented.
However, smartphone gambling could be more problematic for people psychologically predisposed to addiction, given how the betting games can be accessed anywhere in the UK with an internet connection, according to academics.
The study, published in the academic journal European Addiction Research, found that because users check their phones frequently throughout the day “ referred to as ˜snacking' “ mobile gamblers tend to bet more often, even after suffering repeated losses.
A person uses PayPal on a laptop
Problem gamblers are using PayPal to spend up to £150,000 a day
Read more
A common design principle in mobile gaming, as this type of gambling is referred to, is that a mix of small wins, ˜near misses' and losses encourage greater levels of engagement.
Experts have previously warned that gambling companies use sophisticated techniques to ingrain their products in the lives of their users by creating psychological dependencies, nudging people into live gameplay through notifications, emails and other methods.
Notwithstanding the euphoria of winning, this can activate mechanisms in the brain akin to the effect of cocaine
Holyrood, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, EH99 1SP
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,Be Gamble Aware,gamble,Aware,risk,of,gambling,gaming,bet,slot,game,casino,cash,stake,sterling,commission,review,act,arcades,betting,bingo,casinos,slot machines,and,lotteries,vulnerable,players,customers,clients,addict,help,addictive,cost,Holyrood,parliament,legislation,Smartphone,Bet365,statutory stake limits on online slots
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PHEGW4 - Gambling apps more dangerous than FOBTs, study finds
Authors say outdated laws fail to protect vulnerable users from smartphone gambling
Smartphone gambling apps are more dangerous than fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs) for people with addiction problems because opportunities to lose money are just a tap away , a study suggests.
Gambling games on smartphones have surged in popularity in recent years, allowing high-stakes betting within the palm of its users' hands, with video game-style play making them appear harmless and introductory offers providing incentives to sign up.
Scrutiny of the gambling industry has been focused on fixed-odds betting terminals in high street bookmakers, leading the government to cut the maximum stake on the machines from £100 to £2, although this has yet to be implemented.
However, smartphone gambling could be more problematic for people psychologically predisposed to addiction, given how the betting games can be accessed anywhere in the UK with an internet connection, according to academics.
The study, published in the academic journal European Addiction Research, found that because users check their phones frequently throughout the day “ referred to as ˜snacking' “ mobile gamblers tend to bet more often, even after suffering repeated losses.
A person uses PayPal on a laptop
Problem gamblers are using PayPal to spend up to £150,000 a day
Read more
A common design principle in mobile gaming, as this type of gambling is referred to, is that a mix of small wins, ˜near misses' and losses encourage greater levels of engagement.
Experts have previously warned that gambling companies use sophisticated techniques to ingrain their products in the lives of their users by creating psychological dependencies, nudging people into live gameplay through notifications, emails and other methods.
Notwithstanding the euphoria of winning, this can activate mechanisms in the brain akin to the effect of cocaine
Holyrood, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, EH99 1SP
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,Be Gamble Aware,Be,gamble,Aware,risk,of,gambling,gaming,bet,slot,game,casino,cash,stake,sterling,commission,review,act,betting,bingo,casinos,slot machines,and,lotteries,vulnerable,players,customers,clients,addict,help,addictive,cost,Holyrood,parliament,legislation,Smartphone,Paddy Power,remote
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PHEH0G - Gambling apps more dangerous than FOBTs, study finds
Authors say outdated laws fail to protect vulnerable users from smartphone gambling
Smartphone gambling apps are more dangerous than fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs) for people with addiction problems because opportunities to lose money are just a tap away , a study suggests.
Gambling games on smartphones have surged in popularity in recent years, allowing high-stakes betting within the palm of its users' hands, with video game-style play making them appear harmless and introductory offers providing incentives to sign up.
Scrutiny of the gambling industry has been focused on fixed-odds betting terminals in high street bookmakers, leading the government to cut the maximum stake on the machines from £100 to £2, although this has yet to be implemented.
However, smartphone gambling could be more problematic for people psychologically predisposed to addiction, given how the betting games can be accessed anywhere in the UK with an internet connection, according to academics.
The study, published in the academic journal European Addiction Research, found that because users check their phones frequently throughout the day “ referred to as ˜snacking' “ mobile gamblers tend to bet more often, even after suffering repeated losses.
A person uses PayPal on a laptop
Problem gamblers are using PayPal to spend up to £150,000 a day
Read more
A common design principle in mobile gaming, as this type of gambling is referred to, is that a mix of small wins, ˜near misses' and losses encourage greater levels of engagement.
Experts have previously warned that gambling companies use sophisticated techniques to ingrain their products in the lives of their users by creating psychological dependencies, nudging people into live gameplay through notifications, emails and other methods.
Notwithstanding the euphoria of winning, this can activate mechanisms in the brain akin to the effect of cocaine
Holyrood, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, EH99 1SP
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PFAB4T - More at https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/news/article/gambling-commission-calls-for-pub-industry-to-take-faster-action-to-prevent
Gambling Commission calls for pub industry to take faster action to prevent under 18s accessing gaming machines in pubs
18 October 2019
A review of pubs in England and Wales has shown that 84% of them are failing to prevent under 18-year-olds from playing Category C gaming machines, also known as fruit machines.
Local authorities have primary responsibility for regulating these machines and businesses are responsible for ensuring that they are compliant in checking age verification. Over the last 12 months the Gambling Commission has worked with local authorities and local police to test compliance with laws in place to protect children from the risks gambling can pose.
Children are not permitted to play Category C gaming machines in pubs. Staff are expected to stop children playing on the machines and there should be clear signage indicating the age restriction.
This follows a test sample taken in 2018 which found that 88% of pubs in England failed to prevent children accessing 18+ gaming machines.
The findings suggest that the rules in place around these machines are still not being appropriately enforced and many employees are still unaware of the restrictions.
Programme Director, Helen Rhodes said: The pub industry must accelerate action to enforce these rules. Pubs must take age verification on machines as seriously as they do for alcohol sales, and they risk losing their entitlement to offer machines if they do not.
Adding: ˜'The results last year were extremely disappointing and we have supported local authorities in their action to raise standards. This includes working with the providers of training to the pub industry to emphasise the legal requirements in training materials, as well as with the Home Office to work towards including materials on gambling in pubs in the curriculum for the personal licence holder
48-56 High St, Godalming, Surrey, England, UK, GU7 1DY
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2P91TPB - Gauselmann is a German gaming and gambling company founded by Paul Gauselmann.
In autumn 2012, it acquired the British company Praesepe, headed by Nick Harding
Industry Gambling
Headquarters Espelkamp, Germany
Area served Europe
Key people Paul Gauselmann (founder)
Revenue Increase €2.56 billion (2020)[1]
Number of employees Increase 13,846 (2020)
M5 Strensham motorway service area southbound , Worcestershire , England, UK, WR8 0BZ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2P91TPG - Gauselmann is a German gaming and gambling company founded by Paul Gauselmann.
In autumn 2012, it acquired the British company Praesepe, headed by Nick Harding
Industry Gambling
Headquarters Espelkamp, Germany
Area served Europe
Key people Paul Gauselmann (founder)
Revenue Increase €2.56 billion (2020)[1]
Number of employees Increase 13,846 (2020)
M5 Strensham motorway service area southbound , Worcestershire , England, UK, WR8 0BZ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2MKF805 - . An on-location photograph from Crompton St, Wigan, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK, WN1 1YP in 2023, showing the named subject as part of a wider social, commercial, cultural or physical setting rather than as an isolated object. The location is represented through Buzz Bingo and The Slots Room - Come Out To Play - New members play bingo for free,. A broader reading of the photograph includes everyday life, built heritage, period building, period architecture, heritage asset, period detail, adaptive reuse, changing streetscape, contemporary social history, archival record, heritage landmark, architectural character, local history, and historic townscape. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into embodied carbon and redevelopment pressure, not least because of how historic fabric can support regeneration rather than demolition. The archival value lies partly in recording street furniture and boundaries around Crompton St, Wigan, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK, WN1 1YP before replacement signage alters the character of the place. The wider setting retains connections with conservation interest, historical comparison, documentary photography, community identity, traditional materials, architectural detailing, place identity, and historic streetscape. Details involving Bingo, members, and Slots make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. The period setting at Crompton St, Wigan, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK, WN1 1YP helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. The scene further reflects embodied carbon and how historic fabric can support regeneration rather than demolition in a form that can be compared with future views of Crompton St, Wigan, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK, WN1 1YP. The scene captures evidence of changing use for future local research.
Crompton St, Wigan, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK, WN1 1YP
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K888MA - . Made at 82-84 High St, Cheltenham, Gloucesterhire, England, UK, GL50 1EG in 2022, this photograph records a real place and moment, preserving details that may later be altered by redevelopment, rebranding, changing ownership or different public use. The main point of reference is BeLucky Casino Slots cash prizes - We Welcome You - Only Persons 18yrs old & over - Thank You - High Street, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK. Other connected aspects include retail property, documentary photography, historical comparison, street-level business, independent retail, community identity, place identity, contemporary social history, high-street commerce, public realm, commercial frontage, shopfront economy, before-and-after reference, and local character. Current relevance extends to consumer spending and store closures, particularly through how shopfronts become short-lived records of changing businesses. Small period details of transport arrangements and footfall at 82-84 High St, Cheltenham, Gloucesterhire, England, UK, GL50 1EG may become more significant with time, particularly following new ownership. Other useful contextual ideas include changing streetscape, changing land use, local enterprise, small business, regional identity, bricks-and-mortar retail, customer footfall, and specialist shop. The combination of Persons, 18yrs, Welcome, BeLucky, and Gloucestershire anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. By fixing the subject within 82-84 High St, Cheltenham, Gloucesterhire, England, UK, GL50 1EG, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. Its period value extends to consumer spending and how shopfronts become short-lived records of changing businesses in a form that can be compared with future views of 82-84 High St, Cheltenham, Gloucesterhire, England, UK, GL50 1EG. The frame retains part of the area's social history for later comparison.
82-84 High St, Cheltenham, Gloucesterhire, England, UK, GL50 1EG
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M6W9G6 - A high street slot gaming venue operating around the clock in the UK. Twenty-four hour availability of gambling products has become a significant public policy issue, with supporters arguing that licensed operators provide regulated entertainment while critics contend that constant access may increase opportunities for vulnerable people to gamble impulsively or develop harmful behaviours. Research has linked problem gambling with financial hardship, debt, relationship breakdown and mental health impacts for some individuals, although most people who gamble do not experience severe harm. Cash-intensive gambling businesses are also subject to strict anti-money laundering obligations because criminals may attempt to introduce the proceeds of crime into legitimate financial systems. UK licensed casinos and adult gaming centres are required to comply with customer due diligence, suspicious activity reporting, record keeping and other controls designed to prevent money laundering and terrorist financing. They are regulated by the Gambling Commission, licensing authorities and wider financial crime legislation, with operators expected to promote safer gambling, protect vulnerable customers and intervene where harmful gambling indicators are identified. Public debate continues over whether existing regulation strikes the right balance between consumer freedom, commercial interests and protection from gambling-related harm, particularly where venues operate late into the night or continuously throughout the day. This editorial image illustrates wider issues surrounding gambling accessibility, responsible regulation, addiction prevention, financial crime controls and the changing role of gambling premises on Britain's high streets.
260-264 High Street, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK, GL50 3HF
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Blackpool,Lancs,Lancashire,Central Pier,pier,piers,Victorian boardwalk,Lanacashire seaside,England,UK,FY1,British,English,amusements,gambling,gamble,Be Gamble Aware,seaside,resorts,resort,all,ages,expensive,sign,over,amusement,the,front,holiday,vacation,holidays,staycation,staycations,family,fun,northern,entertainment
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JRJ9R6 - . This scene at Central Pier boadwalk, Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK, FY1 5BB in 2022 forms part of the visual history of the locality, documenting the named subject together with aspects of how the area looked and functioned at the time. The subject captured here is Blackpool seaside resort - Fun for all the family, Central Pier Victorian boardwalk, Lanacashire seaside, England, UK, FY1. The image also relates to changing land use, public realm, social history, local history, civic architecture, town-centre renewal, period detail, archival record, architectural character, commercial redevelopment, place identity, everyday life, historic townscape, and community identity. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with town-centre regeneration, housing pressure and the value of reusing existing buildings rather than wholesale demolition. For later comparison, the photograph preserves signage and branding at Central Pier boadwalk, Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK, FY1 5BB, details that may look very different after closure or conversion. A second descriptive layer includes before-and-after reference, changing streetscape, heritage-led regeneration, period architecture, urban regeneration, contemporary social history, regional identity, and documentary photography. Elements such as family, boardwalk, Lanacashire, Victorian, and resort add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. The wider setting at Central Pier boadwalk, Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK, FY1 5BB matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. The wider significance includes town-centre regeneration and the value of reusing existing buildings rather than wholesale demolition within the real-world context of Central Pier boadwalk, Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK, FY1 5BB.
Central Pier boadwalk, Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK, FY1 5BB
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JRJ9TY - . An on-location photograph from The Golden Mile, The Promenade, Blackpool , Lancashire, England, UK, FY1 4BJ in 2022, showing the named subject as part of a wider social, commercial, cultural or physical setting rather than as an isolated object. The main point of reference is Golden Mile , Amusements , Family Entertainment, slots, machines, horse drawn carriages, on The Promenade , Blackpool, Lancashire, England,UK, FY1 5AA. The locality and subject together evoke period architecture, bus route infrastructure, local bus network, heritage-led regeneration, public transport stop, urban regeneration, archival record, public realm, period detail, commercial redevelopment, visual archive, built heritage, documentary photography, and social history. For current editorial use, heritage conservation and town-centre regeneration provide additional context, especially through the value of reusing existing buildings rather than wholesale demolition. Current relevance extends to decarbonisation and bus funding, particularly through the challenge of maintaining reliable services outside dense urban centres. The image fixes local activity and public use within The Golden Mile, The Promenade, Blackpool , Lancashire, England, UK, FY1 4BJ at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against redevelopment. The wider setting retains connections with contemporary social history, roadside transit, adaptive reuse, regional identity, mixed-use redevelopment, town-centre renewal, local character, and everyday life. Details involving Entertainment, carriages, slots, Blackpool, and machines make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. By fixing the subject within The Golden Mile, The Promenade, Blackpool , Lancashire, England, UK, FY1 4BJ, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history.
The Golden Mile, The Promenade, Blackpool , Lancashire, England, UK, FY1 4BJ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JRJ9W1 - . Made at The Golden Mile, Central promenade, Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK, FY1 5DW in 2022, this photograph records a real place and moment, preserving details that may later be altered by redevelopment, rebranding, changing ownership or different public use. The frame specifically shows Coral island entertainment and amusement centre, the Golden Mile, Central promenade, Blackpool seaside resort, Lancashire, England, UK, FY1 5DW. The frame also records themes of changing streetscape, night-time economy, casual dining, social history, arable farming, public realm, farm produce, summer fieldwork, community identity, historical comparison, place identity, changing land use, cereal crop, and barley cultivation. Today's relevance is strengthened by hospitality costs, staffing pressure and the continuing question of the survival of local venues as social meeting places. From a 2025-onward perspective, agricultural policy and farm costs are closely linked to this subject, alongside the relationship between rural landscapes and national food security. Future viewers can use this scene from The Golden Mile, Central promenade, Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK, FY1 5DW to compare signage and branding with whatever follows after refurbishment. The subject also sits alongside field crop, grain quality, street-level dining, archival record, documentary photography, British agriculture, agricultural landscape, and visual archive. Elements such as amusement, Golden, promenade, resort, and centre add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. The wider setting at The Golden Mile, Central promenade, Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK, FY1 5DW matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. The period view preserves period character as part of The Golden Mile, Central promenade, Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK, FY1 5DW's history.
The Golden Mile, Central promenade, Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK, FY1 5DW
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Lancs,UK,fun,family,Pats,ten,pence,10p,165,FY1 5BE,tower,behind,gamble,gambling,gateway,family fun,amusement,seaside,prom,pastime,pastimes,families,resort,vacation,vacations,town,centre,sunny,blue skies,blue sky,coastal,charm,charms,diversions,Scott Benton
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JRM3K7 - . A grounded documentary photograph made at 165 The Promenade, Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK, FY1 5BE in 2022, combining the immediate subject with evidence of the surrounding streetscape, public realm, business activity or local character. The principal subject is Pats 10p prize bingo, with tower behind, 165 The Promenade, Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK, FY1 5BE. The subject also carries associations with historic townscape, local history, period architecture, contemporary social history, architectural character, public realm, adaptive reuse, public-realm investment, regional identity, civic architecture, social history, everyday life, changing streetscape, and changing land use. The modern context includes continuing discussion of heritage conservation, construction costs and the tension between preserving local character and creating modern commercial space. For later comparison, the photograph preserves materials and architectural details at 165 The Promenade, Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK, FY1 5BE, details that may look very different after altered transport patterns. The wider setting retains connections with historical comparison, mixed-use redevelopment, before-and-after reference, urban fabric, period detail, heritage-led regeneration, town-centre renewal, and visual archive. The combination of prize, bingo, Lancashire, tower, and Blackpool anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. The wider setting at 165 The Promenade, Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK, FY1 5BE matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. The scene further reflects heritage conservation and how public investment can reshape pedestrian movement and evening activity when considered against later change at 165 The Promenade, Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK, FY1 5BE. The photograph keeps a local visual benchmark for future local research.
165 The Promenade, Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK, FY1 5BE
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,Lancs,UK,fun,family,Pats,ten,pence,10p,165,FY1 5BE,gamble,gambling,gateway,family fun,amusement,seaside,prom,pastime,pastimes,families,NCGD,resort,vacation,vacations,town,centre,sunny,blue skies,blue sky,coastal,charm,diversions,classic,northern,experience,experiences,compliance,regulation
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JRM3N3 - . Recorded at 165 The Promenade, Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK, FY1 5BE in 2022, the image fixes a recognisable subject and its environment at one point in time, giving later viewers a reliable basis for comparison. The scene records Pats 10p prize bingo, 165 The Promenade, Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK, FY1 5BE. The wider scene also brings together local history, before-and-after reference, town-centre renewal, contemporary social history, place-making, changing streetscape, place identity, regional identity, documentary photography, social history, visual archive, commercial redevelopment, mixed-use redevelopment, and built heritage. The wider contemporary story combines adaptive reuse, construction costs and how regeneration tries to create reasons to visit traditional town centres. Small period details of building condition and alterations at 165 The Promenade, Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK, FY1 5BE may become more significant with time, particularly following redevelopment. Other useful contextual ideas include changing land use, local character, public realm, historic townscape, historical comparison, architectural character, everyday life, and archival record. The recorded references to prize, Lancashire, bingo, Blackpool, and Promenade preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. A later view of 165 The Promenade, Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK, FY1 5BE may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. The scene further reflects adaptive reuse and how regeneration tries to create reasons to visit traditional town centres when considered against later change at 165 The Promenade, Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK, FY1 5BE. The image fixes details of everyday use as a date-specific reference. It also preserves evidence of changing use for later comparison.
165 The Promenade, Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK, FY1 5BE
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Lancs,Lancashire,England,UK,penny falls,classic,arcade,Cromptons,ten,pence,two bob,two shilling,pusher,game,games,broom,brooms,coin,coins,drop,dropped in,other,prizes,prize,gambleaware,Begambleaware,gamble,gambling,pennies,push,fall,falls,chance,of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JRM41R - These games are characterized by multiple levels filled with medals or coins. Behind these platforms are mechanical brooms that push the coins forward. When a coin is dropped in, it falls onto one of the platforms and has the chance of pushing other coins (and possibly prizes placed on top of the coins) off the edge and being awarded to the player, unless they fall in the left and right 'lose' side of the edge. Timing in dropping the coin is a skill factor in the game.
In the United Kingdom, pusher games ” often called penny falls ” are very popular in arcades, and can often be found at tourist attractions such as theme parks and bowling alleys. Often, these machines use real coins rather than tokens (usually a low denomination such as the 2p or 10p), but otherwise behave in the same way as games that operate with medals or tokens.
Variations on the pusher game can be much more complex. They often involve a Plinko-style chute that causes the coin to drop in which there are different slots the dropped medal can fall into, causing various in game effects. Some slots may have the machine drop in more coins, others may initiate a video slot machine built into the machine. From the video slot machine more coins and other bonuses can be awarded.
Many pusher games are connected to one another, some even with shared platforms, to form mega jackpots, sometimes as many as 100,000+ medals. Sometimes a video mini game can be activated, in which coins must be dropped or rolled to hit specific targets, or buttons on the machine must be pressed in order to play. For example, a mini game could involve pressing a star shaped button to make Mario jump and hit coin blocks, which could give coins.
Another aspect of the pusher games is that they are often themed on things targeted towards children, such as video game and cartoon characters.
Blackpool South Pier, Lancashire, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Warrington,town,Cheshire,England,UK,WA1,game,Cops & Robbers,pub,one armed,prize,amusement,coin,AWP,duel,stake,stakes,FOBTs,machine,machines,entertainment,entertainments,classic,video,games,gold,club,fruit,Gambling Commission,NCGD,payout,payouts,gambling,gamble,money laundering,risk,proceeds of crime
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JMWGKW - . An identifiable period record of Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 in 2022, retaining the practical detail and local context that distinguish a documentary photograph from a generic illustration. The frame specifically shows Cops and Robbers,pub fruit machine, Warrington, Cheshire, England,UK, WA1. The image also relates to before-and-after reference, architectural detail, regional identity, changing land use, period architecture, local history, conservation architecture, contemporary social history, community identity, archival record, conservation interest, place identity, historic townscape, and historical comparison. Today's relevance is strengthened by heritage conservation, redevelopment pressure and the continuing question of how historic buildings acquire new uses as cities change. As a dated visual record of Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1, the frame retains building condition and alterations, making it especially useful if conservation work subsequently changes the scene. The wider setting retains connections with built heritage, cityscape history, public realm, period building, documentary photography, period detail, urban fabric, and architectural character. References to fruit, machine, and Robbers give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. The wider setting at Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. Its period value extends to heritage conservation and how historic buildings acquire new uses as cities change without losing the local specificity of Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1. The location additionally provides evidence of maintenance and keeping older buildings useful without erasing their distinctive character in a form that can be compared with future views of Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1.
Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1
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Keywords: @HotpixUK,Hotpixuk,GoTonySmith,G1,gambling,roulette,Grosvenor,Casino,61 Broomielaw,Glasgow,Scotland,UK,Riverboat,river boat,boat,waterside,reflections,County Clubs,Grosvenor Clubs,blackjack,poker,UK Gambling Commission,Loyalty card,When the fun stops,stop,illuminated,pub,pubs,bar,bars,night,evening,reflection,new,history,historic,incident,gamble,compliance,regulation
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AERR62 - . An on-location image from 61 Broomielaw, Glasgow, Scotland,UK, G1 4RJ in 2019, useful both for the specific subject shown and for the evidence it retains about local identity, design, use and everyday life. The image documents Grosvenor Casino, Glasgow Riverboat,Clyde river, 61 Broomielaw, Glasgow, Scotland,UK, G1 4RJ,at dusk,evening. Another layer of the scene includes changing land use, everyday life, brewing heritage, social drinking culture, blue-green infrastructure, managed navigation, community drinking venue, archival record, navigation engineering, beer judging, licensed trade, social history, pub trade, and industrial waterway history. The subject remains useful for current coverage of consumer spending and changing drinking habits, not least because of the tension between heritage drinking culture and changing consumer habits. Today's wider story includes waterside regeneration, flood resilience and the practical question of keeping historic infrastructure safe and operational. For future researchers, the view documents the combination of built form, activity and local identity in the immediate surroundings of 61 Broomielaw, Glasgow, Scotland,UK, G1 4RJ. The wider local story also touches on public realm, local character, working waterway, lock-side environment, historical comparison, towpath landscape, British brewing tradition, and before-and-after reference. The combination of Glasgow, Casino, Grosvenor, river, and Scotland anchors the image to a recognisable activity, place or moment. Around 61 Broomielaw, Glasgow, Scotland,UK, G1 4RJ, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. Another strand within the photograph is consumer spending and the tension between heritage drinking culture and changing consumer habits as part of the longer story of 61 Broomielaw, Glasgow, Scotland,UK, G1 4RJ.
61 Broomielaw, Glasgow, Scotland,UK, G1 4RJ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AFMK7T - . Made at Classic Buildings, Penel Orlieu, Bridgwater TA6 3PH in 2019, this photograph records a real place and subject in context, allowing later viewers to compare what has survived, changed, closed, moved or been replaced. The location is represented through Mecca Bingo, Bridgwater, Somerset, South West England, England, UK, at dusk with cycles outside. Another layer of the scene includes social history, changing land use, before-and-after reference, constituency politics, historic townscape, conservation interest, archival record, cityscape history, electoral messaging, visual archive, public realm, historical comparison, architectural character, and historic context. Today's wider story includes historic townscape, planning control and the practical question of the contrast between preservation and redevelopment. For contemporary context, government priorities and infrastructure are closely related themes, especially where the issue becomes tracking how priorities change after elections. From an archival perspective, the frame preserves signage, materials, design and everyday use at Classic Buildings, Penel Orlieu, Bridgwater TA6 3PH. The photograph additionally reflects policy controversy, political campaigning, urban fabric, historic commercial architecture, political communication, heritage asset, period building, and democratic accountability. Details involving cycles, Mecca, Somerset, outside, and Bridgwater give the scene useful specificity and strengthen its local, cultural or historical identity. By fixing the subject within Classic Buildings, Penel Orlieu, Bridgwater TA6 3PH, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. The wider significance includes historic townscape and the contrast between preservation and redevelopment in a form that can be compared with future views of Classic Buildings, Penel Orlieu, Bridgwater TA6 3PH.
Classic Buildings, Penel Orlieu, Bridgwater TA6 3PH
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K41M5G - The curious Pyramidal tomb of William Mackenzie in Liverpool
Making a distinctive appearance in the graveyard of St Andrew's Church, Rodney Street, Liverpool is the 15 foot high pyramidal tomb of the British civil engineer and civil engineering contractor, William Mackenzie.
The tomb lies in what is reputed to be one of the most haunted areas of Liverpool city.
Born near Nelson, Lancashire in 1794 and the eldest of the 11 children, Mackenzie started his career as an apprentice weaver but changed to civil engineering.
He went on to make his fortune working as engineer on canal and railway projects, latterly working on new railway lines in France, Spain, the Italian states and Belgium.
Mackenzie died in 1851, leaving most of his £341,848 estate to his brother Edward, who erected this pyramid shaped monument at the grave in 1868
In the vault beneath lie the remains of William Mackenzie of Newbie, Dumfriesshire, Esquire who died 29th October 1851 aged 57 years. Also, Mary his wife, who died 19th December 1838 aged 48 years and Sarah, his second wife who died 9th December 1867 aged 60 years. This monument was erected by his Brother Edward as a token of love and affection A.D. 1868. The memory of the just is blessed
A wonderfully improbable local legend tells the story of how McKenzie was supposedly entombed seated at a table with a winning hand of cards in his bony fingers.
The yarn insists that as an inveterate gambler, he bet and lost his soul in a game of poker with the Devil and figured that if he was never buried, Satan could never claim his prize.
Rodney Street Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 2TQ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M475J4 - William Mackenzie (20 March 1794 “ 29 October 1851) was an Anglo-Scottish civil engineer and civil engineering contractor who was one of the leading European contractors in the 1840s
his profitable contracts including tunnels on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway between Edge Hill and Lime Street, and contracts for the Grand Union, North Union, Midland Counties and Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock railways. Non-railway contracts included Liverpool Haymarket, the Manchester and Sheffield Junction Canal and the Shannon navigation
In 1819 Mackenzie married Mary Dalziel, daughter of a Glasgow commission agent. Mary died in 1838 and in 1839 he married Sarah Dewhurst. Mackenzie maintained offices in Paris and in Liverpool and from 1843 he lived at 74 Grove Street, Liverpool, where he died in 1851.
He was buried in St Andrew's Church, Rodney Street, Liverpool in 1851. A pyramid-shaped monument was erected at the grave by his brother Edward in 1868. An inscription on the pyramid door reads: In the vault beneath lie the remains of William Mackenzie of Newbie, Dumfriesshire, Esquire who died 29th October 1851 aged 57 years. Also, Mary his wife, who died 19th December 1838 aged 48 years and Sarah, his second wife who died 9th December 1867 aged 60 years. This monument was erected by his Brother Edward as a token of love and affection A.D. 1868. The memory of the just is blessed.
William's estate amounted to £341,848, almost all of which was left to his youngest brother, Edward. He had no children. The Diary of William Mackenzie, published by Thomas Telford Publishing in 2000, is a full transcription of Mackenzie's handwritten diaries, and it provides insight into his busy life.
The inscription proves that MacKenzie was buried beneath (not entombed inside) the pyramid and that the monument itself was not erected until 16 years after his demise. Even so, the legend of his upright interment continues to be told and believed by many.
St Andrew's Church, Rodney Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 2TQ
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Manchester,England,UK,GB,North West England,city centre,Northern,Great,M3,gambling,gamble,responsibly,warehouse,warehouses,North,casino,casinos,bet,betting,Victorian,history,historic,tourist,tourism,attraction,brick,city,centre,building,architecture,sign,canopy,canopies
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RPGEDR - . This location-led image documents the everyday reality of 2 Watson St, Manchester, England, UK, M3 4LP, as photographed in 2019. The location is represented through Manchester235 Manch235ter Casino, Great Northern Warehouse, Deansgate, Manchester, England, UK - 2 Watson St, Manchester M3 4LP. The location can also be described in terms of urban fabric, high-street gaming, adaptive reuse, architectural character, addiction risk, gaming machines, conservation interest, gambling economy, adult gaming centre, historic townscape, urban conservation, and conservation architecture. The wider contemporary story of gaming machines now includes addiction risk alongside age controls, while policy and investment increasingly consider responsible operation. Current debate around local landmarks often combines planning control, redevelopment pressure and the practical challenge of keeping older buildings useful. Over time, this view of 2 Watson St, Manchester, England, UK, M3 4LP can support local-history and planning research by preserving details of appearance, occupation, signage, public access and everyday use that written records may omit. The resulting scene connects with betting industry, architectural detail, heritage asset, historic fabric, traditional building, betting culture. The scene is further associated with GN Manchester, Great Northern Manchester, Manchester Casino, Madchester. A more expansive reading adds consumer protection, cash gaming, licensed gambling, financial harm, gambling harm, gaming regulation, problem gambling, slot-machine gambling, built heritage, and architectural heritage. Seen from a 2025-onward perspective, gambling premises also connects with financial harm, addiction risk and efforts aimed at stronger harm prevention. That gives this view of 2 Watson St, Manchester, England, UK, M3 4LP continuing value for local history, retrospective reporting and visual comparison.
2 Watson St, Manchester, England, UK, M3 4LP
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Manchester,England,UK,GB,North West England,city centre,Northern,Great,M3,gambling,gamble,responsibly,warehouse,warehouses,North,casino,casinos,bet,betting,Victorian,history,historic,tourist,tourism,attraction,brick,city,centre,building,architecture,sign,canopy,canopies,buildings
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RPGEDT - . A detailed visual record places on record the character of 2 Watson St, Manchester, England, UK, M3 4LP, as photographed in 2019. The image record centres upon Manchester235 Manch235ter Casino, Great Northern Warehouse, Deansgate, Manchester, England, UK - 2 Watson St, Manchester M3 4LP. The location also connects adaptive reuse, heritage asset, gambling venue, financial harm, conservation architecture, urban fabric, high-street gaming, architectural character, historic built environment, built heritage, addiction risk, and local landmark. For present-day editorial use, high-street gambling can also illustrate debates about consumer protection and age controls, particularly where these affect responsible operation. Modern coverage of local landmarks frequently reaches beyond the immediate scene to questions of redevelopment pressure, energy retrofit and sensitive refurbishment. The photograph fixes 2 Watson St, Manchester, England, UK, M3 4LP at one identifiable stage in its history, providing a reference against which later refurbishment, closure, demolition, conversion, new ownership or altered public use can be assessed. The scene also relates to gaming machines, betting industry, gambling regulation, heritage streetscape, gaming regulation, gaming premises. The scene is further associated with GN Manchester, Great Northern Manchester, Manchester Casino, Madchester. The scene also carries the language of licensed gambling, problem gambling, architectural detail, conservation interest, period property, gambling harm, cash gaming, gambling economy, traditional building, and architectural heritage. In the mid-2020s, licensed betting is increasingly discussed through advertising and age controls, with attention turning to safer customer environments. That gives this view of 2 Watson St, Manchester, England, UK, M3 4LP continuing value for local history, retrospective reporting and visual comparison.
2 Watson St, Manchester, England, UK, M3 4LP
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,bookies,office,in,Somerset,England,UK,high,street,town,village,east,be,aware,gambling,Betfred.com,Petfre,Gibraltar,Limited,Players Panel,money,laundering,gamble,putting,on,a,bet,innocent,Britain,broken,centre,Eastover,Bridgwater,TA6 5AB,TA6,closing,closure,gambleaware
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K3XNB2 - Betfred is a bookmaker based in the United Kingdom, founded by Fred Done.[note 1] It was first established as a single betting shop in Ordsall, Salford, in 1967. Its turnover in 2004 was reported to be more than £3.5 billion, having risen from £550 million in 2003 and has continued to grow to over £10 billion in 2018-2019.[1] It has its head office is in Birchwood, Warrington, and also has offices in Media City, Salford Quays, Salford.
Betfred.com, the company's online gambling site, is based in Gibraltar and registered as Petfre (Gibraltar) Limited
10b ,Eastover, Bridgwater, , Somerset, England, UK, TA6 5AB
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EY5KB4 - . Red Neon Amusements sign in a window. The photograph was taken on 16 July 2015. This editorial stock image documents the subject as it appeared at that time, preserving a clear record of the place, its appearance and the everyday details surrounding it. The low-light or evening setting is part of the subject, bringing illuminated signs, windows and street lighting into the documentary character of the scene. Signage, lettering, logos, numbers or other visible information form an important part of the record, helping identify the subject and capture contemporary branding or public messaging. The scene is closely associated with Red, Neon, Amusements, sign, window, arcade, cash bingo, advert, advertisement and amusements gambling uk gaming, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The scene is relevant to retail, shopping, consumer behaviour, town and city centres, independent businesses and the changing appearance of the British high street. It can support editorial stories about shops, shopping centres, retail architecture, store branding, local commerce, vacancies, regeneration, consumer spending, tourism and the pressure on traditional bricks-and-mortar businesses. Shopfronts, signs, windows, displays, arcades and surrounding public realm provide useful visual context for how retail space is designed and experienced by pedestrians. The photograph also acts as a dated record of a business or shopping location, valuable when premises later change hands, rebrand, close or are redeveloped. Search themes include retail, shopping, shopfronts, consumer behaviour, high streets, town centres, commercial property, independent business, branding and changing local economies. A dated view of a shop or shopping environment gains extra archive value when businesses rebrand, close, move or when premises are redeveloped.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,GB,Southend,Seaside,town,Essex,South East England,classic,Southend-on-Sea,Southend on Sea,southeastern,English,english seaside,resort,Last Resort,seaside resort,Southend-on-Sea Borough Council,Borough,Council,Shakedown,Great London Rideout,seafront,SS1,SS1 2EJ,Monte Carlo,Amusement Arcade,on,sea,amusement,amusements,slots,gamble,gambling
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RM9AWJ - This documentary stock photograph shows Monte Carlo Amusement Arcade, Marine Parade, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, South East England, UK, SS1 2EJ. The scene belongs to the Southend-on-Sea seafront and beachfront leisure strip, a classic Essex seaside setting where amusement arcades, fish and chip shops, pubs, bowling, family attractions and day-trip promenades sit close together. The image is especially useful because it records readable signage, not a generic tourist board view, so it can illustrate real trading frontage, local colour, shop signs, coastal leisure and the everyday economy of a British resort town. Southend has long depended on visitors arriving for the pier, beach, amusements and evening hospitality, and images like this help explain how traditional seaside places continue to balance nostalgia with modern retail, food, drink and entertainment uses. Editorial buyers could use it for stories about coastal regeneration, seaside tourism, amusement arcades, family holidays, local business survival, seasonal employment, consumer spending, waterfront redevelopment, heritage leisure and the social history of British day trips. It also works for commentary on how resort towns present themselves visually, with bright signs, familiar names, glass-fronted arcades, food offers and a dense mixture of leisure uses competing for passing footfall. For SEO and stock search, relevant composite terms include Southend seafront amusement arcade, Essex seaside tourism, British beachfront entertainment, family coastal day out, traditional seaside economy, high street leisure frontage and UK resort town regeneration. The value is in the combination of place-specific caption wording, visible subject matter and practical editorial usefulness. It could support news, magazine, web, travel, council, planning, business, heritage, nostalgia, tourism, consumer affairs and local economy content where a real coastal street scene is needed rather than a polished.
23-28 Marine Parade, Southend-on-Sea SS1 2EJ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RM9AWK - This documentary stock photograph shows New York arcade, Southend-on-Sea beachfront, Essex seaside, South East England, UK. The scene belongs to the Southend-on-Sea seafront and beachfront leisure strip, a classic Essex seaside setting where amusement arcades, fish and chip shops, pubs, bowling, family attractions and day-trip promenades sit close together. The image is especially useful because it records readable signage, not a generic tourist board view, so it can illustrate real trading frontage, local colour, shop signs, coastal leisure and the everyday economy of a British resort town. Southend has long depended on visitors arriving for the pier, beach, amusements and evening hospitality, and images like this help explain how traditional seaside places continue to balance nostalgia with modern retail, food, drink and entertainment uses. Editorial buyers could use it for stories about coastal regeneration, seaside tourism, amusement arcades, family holidays, local business survival, seasonal employment, consumer spending, waterfront redevelopment, heritage leisure and the social history of British day trips. It also works for commentary on how resort towns present themselves visually, with bright signs, familiar names, glass-fronted arcades, food offers and a dense mixture of leisure uses competing for passing footfall. For SEO and stock search, relevant composite terms include Southend seafront amusement arcade, Essex seaside tourism, British beachfront entertainment, family coastal day out, traditional seaside economy, high street leisure frontage and UK resort town regeneration. The value is in the combination of place-specific caption wording, visible subject matter and practical editorial usefulness. It could support news, magazine, web, travel, council, planning, business, heritage, nostalgia, tourism, consumer affairs and local economy content where a real coastal street scene is needed rather than a polished stock illustration.
23-28 Marine Parade, Southend-on-Sea SS1 2EJ
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4913845429 - 'Uptown Top Ranking - 'Althea &
Donna' - Play this track here. An alternative track for this image from Prestwich's 'The Fall' can be enjoyed here.
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This is a track that for me always conjours up the old 'Top Rank' Bingo clubs of 1970's and 80's Britain. Another John Peel backed track that helped me to appreciate reggae.
The young Jamaican singers Althea Forrest (17), and Donna Reid (18), caused a surprise with their one-off reggae hit single, 'Uptown Top Ranking'. It was produced by Joe Gibbs using a re-recording of the 'riddim' of the 1967 Alton Ellis' song 'I'm Still In Love', which had already been re-popularised in the 1970s by Marcia Aitken's cover 'I'm Still In Love With You Boy' and the deejay track 'Three Piece Suit' by Trinity, to which 'Uptown' was an 'answer record'. The single's UK release was on the Lightning label.
'Uptown Top Ranking' reached number one in the UK Singles Chart in February 1978, after early championing by BBC Radio 1 DJ John Peel, but had only one week at the chart summit. The lyrics were written by the duo and Errol Thompson. Althea &
Donna thus at that time became the youngest female duo to reach the pinnacle of the UK chart.
Its been covered many times since. A sample of the 'No Pop, No Style' refrain from the record was used and formed part of the lyrics to Pop Will Eat Itself's (PWEI) 1991 single, 'X, Y &
Zee'.
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Bingo or Housey Housey as some pensioners still call it is a gambling game of unknown origin. Players mark off numbers on a ticket as they are randomly called out, in order to achieve a winning combination.
The first column contains numbers from 1 to 9, The second column numbers from 10 to 19, The third 20 to 29 and so on up until the last column, which contains numbers from 80 to 90 (the 90 being placed in this column as well).
When called, numbers often aquire the types of preambles below:
Kelly's Eye 1, One Little Duck 2, Cup of Tea 3, Knock at the Door 4, Man Alive 5, Tom's Tricks 6, Lucky 7, Garden Gate 8, Doctors Orders 9, Tony's Den 10, Legs Eleven 11, One Dozen 12, Unlucky for Some 13, Key of the Door 21, Dirty Gertie 30, Down on your Knees 43, Heinz Varieties 57.
If you fancy yourself as a bingo caller, choose a handy mirror and have a go using any of the random phrases above. Alternatively, find some Reggae online, The Bob Marley 'One Love' compilation is as good as any place to start. Tell em I sent you!
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Keywords: back,pocket,of,a,pair,of,jeans,FOBM,fixed,odds,betting,machines,machine,game,of,chance,lady,female,bottom,arse,bum,red,Q,Gotonysmith,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,be,gambleaware,cards,gamble,gambling,gaming,games,playing,back pocket
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy D8HDB7 - . A grounded documentary photograph made at the recorded location in 2010, combining the immediate subject with evidence of the surrounding streetscape, public realm, business activity or local character. The frame specifically shows How to gamble Queen of diamonds playing card in a back pocket of a pair of jeans. Other connected aspects include retail property, local enterprise, everyday life, bricks-and-mortar retail, place identity, archival record, community identity, town-centre trading, customer footfall, small business, period detail, contemporary social history, specialist shop, and street-level business. The wider contemporary story combines online shopping, commercial rents and the contribution of independents to distinctive high streets. Small period details of materials and architectural details at the recorded location may become more significant with time, particularly following conservation work. The surrounding story also includes historical comparison, regional identity, independent retail, specialist retailer, documentary photography, high-street commerce, visual archive, and changing land use. References to diamonds, jeans, playing, pocket, and Queen give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. A later view of the recorded location may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. Another strand within the photograph is online shopping and how shopfronts become short-lived records of changing businesses when considered against later change at the recorded location. The setting also helps illustrate town-centre regeneration and the resilience of specialist shops in an online retail economy without losing the local specificity of the recorded location. The image fixes period character for future local research. It also preserves a trace of local identity before later change alters the scene.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy P53BT7 - . Made at Corporation St, Taunton, Somerset, England, UK, TA1 4AH in 2018, this photograph records a real place and moment, preserving details that may later be altered by redevelopment, rebranding, changing ownership or different public use. The location is represented through Mecca Bingo Taunton, Corporation St, Taunton, Somerset, England,Uk, TA1 4AH. A broader reading of the photograph includes everyday life, historical comparison, conservation interest, documentary photography, regional identity, period building, archival record, social history, public realm, period detail, local character, contemporary social history, historic townscape, and historic streetscape. The modern context includes continuing discussion of redevelopment pressure, energy retrofit and the value of architectural landmarks to local identity and tourism. The image fixes period objects and surrounding context within Corporation St, Taunton, Somerset, England, UK, TA1 4AH at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against conservation work. The surrounding story also includes heritage asset, architectural character, architectural detail, changing streetscape, visual archive, adaptive reuse, period architecture, and built heritage. Elements such as Taunton, Corporation, Mecca, Somerset, and Bingo add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. The wider setting at Corporation St, Taunton, Somerset, England, UK, TA1 4AH matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. The wider significance includes redevelopment pressure and the balance between conservation, retrofit and modern accessibility without losing the local specificity of Corporation St, Taunton, Somerset, England, UK, TA1 4AH. The photograph keeps period character as a date-specific reference. The record includes a trace of local identity for later comparison.
Corporation St, Taunton, Somerset, England, UK, TA1 4AH
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,Merseyside,England,UK,experience,gamble,gambling,fixed odds,betting,terminals,bandit,one armed,L1 1EF,L1,14-16,high street,machines,Novomatic,money,laundering,cash,bets,FOBT,FOBTS,slot,slots,machine,Admiral casino,shop,shops,centre,amusement,centres,gaming,facilities,safer gambling message,responsible gambling debate,compliance,regulation
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2P4JY30 - rightly illuminated Admiral Casino and slots venue stands on Richmond Street in Liverpool city centre during a rainy evening. Its black frontage carries prominent red and white Casino and Admiral branding, with a yellow illuminated strip extending above large windows through which electronic gaming machines can be seen. Signs advertise opening around the clock, while pedestrians walk along the rain-soaked pavement beneath festive overhead lights. Reflections from the shopfronts and street lighting shimmer across the wet surface, creating a vivid urban nightlife scene.
The premises operates as an adult gaming centre offering electronic slot machines and other gambling products. Its highly visible street-level position, open doorway, illuminated displays and extended opening hours demonstrate how gambling opportunities can be embedded within everyday retail, leisure and pedestrian environments. People can encounter the venue while shopping, travelling through the city centre or visiting Liverpool's bars, restaurants and entertainment areas.
Admiral is part of the international NOVOMATIC gaming group, founded in Austria by Johann F. Graf in 1980. The group manufactures gaming technology and operates gaming venues through brands including Admiral. Its activities span physical gaming premises, electronic machines, online products, management systems, lotteries and sports betting across regulated international markets.
The photograph also has editorial relevance to gambling harms and the risks associated with frequent or compulsive gambling. Harm can extend beyond financial losses to affect mental health, employment, relationships and social wellbeing. Highly accessible machines, lengthy opening hours and the opportunity for continuous play may be particularly relevant to debates about addiction, consumer protection, licensing and the normalisation of gambling in British town and city centres.
The image documents Liverpool nightlife,commercial leisure, wet-weather etc
14-16 Richmond St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 1EF
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,Be Gamble Aware,Be,gamble,Aware,risk,of,gambling,gaming,bet,slot,game,casino,cash,stake,sterling,commission,review,act,arcades,betting,bingo,casinos,slot machines,and,lotteries,vulnerable,players,customers,clients,addict,help,addictive,cost,Holyrood,parliament,legislation,Smartphone,free spins
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PHEFRH - Gambling apps more dangerous than FOBTs, study finds
Authors say outdated laws fail to protect vulnerable users from smartphone gambling
Smartphone gambling apps are more dangerous than fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs) for people with addiction problems because opportunities to lose money are just a tap away , a study suggests.
Gambling games on smartphones have surged in popularity in recent years, allowing high-stakes betting within the palm of its users' hands, with video game-style play making them appear harmless and introductory offers providing incentives to sign up.
Scrutiny of the gambling industry has been focused on fixed-odds betting terminals in high street bookmakers, leading the government to cut the maximum stake on the machines from £100 to £2, although this has yet to be implemented.
However, smartphone gambling could be more problematic for people psychologically predisposed to addiction, given how the betting games can be accessed anywhere in the UK with an internet connection, according to academics.
The study, published in the academic journal European Addiction Research, found that because users check their phones frequently throughout the day “ referred to as ˜snacking' “ mobile gamblers tend to bet more often, even after suffering repeated losses.
A person uses PayPal on a laptop
Problem gamblers are using PayPal to spend up to £150,000 a day
Read more
A common design principle in mobile gaming, as this type of gambling is referred to, is that a mix of small wins, ˜near misses' and losses encourage greater levels of engagement.
Experts have previously warned that gambling companies use sophisticated techniques to ingrain their products in the lives of their users by creating psychological dependencies, nudging people into live gameplay through notifications, emails and other methods.
Notwithstanding the euphoria of winning, this can activate mechanisms in the brain akin to the effect of cocaine
Holyrood, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, EH99 1SP
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,Be Gamble Aware,Be,gamble,Aware,risk,of,gambling,gaming,bet,slot,game,casino,cash,stake,commission,review,betting,casinos,and,lotteries,players,customers,clients,addict,help,addictive,legislation,Westminster,government,parliament,Welsh,bank,Smartphone,Bet365,financial,we know betting,compliance,regulation
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PHEGJF - Gambling apps more dangerous than FOBTs, study finds
Authors say outdated laws fail to protect vulnerable users from smartphone gambling
Smartphone gambling apps are more dangerous than fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs) for people with addiction problems because opportunities to lose money are just a tap away , a study suggests.
Gambling games on smartphones have surged in popularity in recent years, allowing high-stakes betting within the palm of its users' hands, with video game-style play making them appear harmless and introductory offers providing incentives to sign up.
Scrutiny of the gambling industry has been focused on fixed-odds betting terminals in high street bookmakers, leading the government to cut the maximum stake on the machines from £100 to £2, although this has yet to be implemented.
However, smartphone gambling could be more problematic for people psychologically predisposed to addiction, given how the betting games can be accessed anywhere in the UK with an internet connection, according to academics.
The study, published in the academic journal European Addiction Research, found that because users check their phones frequently throughout the day “ referred to as ˜snacking' “ mobile gamblers tend to bet more often, even after suffering repeated losses.
A person uses PayPal on a laptop
Problem gamblers are using PayPal to spend up to £150,000 a day
Read more
A common design principle in mobile gaming, as this type of gambling is referred to, is that a mix of small wins, ˜near misses' and losses encourage greater levels of engagement.
Experts have previously warned that gambling companies use sophisticated techniques to ingrain their products in the lives of their users by creating psychological dependencies, nudging people into live gameplay through notifications, emails and other methods.
Notwithstanding the euphoria of winning, this can activate mechanisms in the brain akin to the effect of cocaine
Westminster, London, England, UK, SW1
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Cheshire,town centre,England,UK,centre,bingo,club,hospitality,WA1 2QQ,WA1,shops,parking,free,closing,sign,signage,lockdown,opportunities,gambling,gamble,BuzzBingo,play,game,gaming,investors,investor,bingo club,slots,food,drink,logo,logos,building,buildings,Gala,Buzz Bingo and The Slots Room,Slots Room
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JTNA50 - Buzz Bingo is a chain of bingo clubs in Great Britain owned by Intermediate Capital Group. It has 82 locations. Formerly operating as Gala Bingo clubs, they were re-branded as Buzz Bingo clubs in September 2018, whilst the Gala brand continues to run its own online bingo and casino offerings under the ownership of Entain plc.
Buzz Bingo has undergone several changes in ownership and branding including through acquisitions. They were originally Coral branded, a division of Bass plc. In 1983, there were 22 clubs and 24 located in their Pontins holiday camps.
The ownership acquisitions included a chain of 80 bingo clubs from Thorn EMI for £18.2 million in 1983, followed by another 30 by purchasing Zetters Leisure for £23 million in 1988.[5] Granada plc's chain of 74 bingo clubs were added in 1991 for £147 million. This merger with Granada led to the company rebranding as Gala Clubs later that year.[8] Gala was officially launched on 17 October 1991 when 17 clubs re-branded and launched a new image. There followed a series of further acquisitions under the Gala brand, including 17 clubs from Ritz in July 1998, 10 clubs from Jarglen in March 2000 and 27 Riva Bingo Clubs from First Leisure for £90 million in April 2000.
Buzz Bingo operates 82 High Street clubs throughout Great Britain. It launched its online bingo offering, buzzbingo.com, powered by Playtech software, shortly after the rebrand from Gala to Buzz was completed in 2018.
In 2022, in conjunction with Playtech, Buzz Bingo launched their Single Wallet offering, paving the way for an omni-channel business. The launch of this product created the possibility for customers to use their funds across both online and the retail estate.
In 2023, Buzz Bingo launched a further online offering, buzzcasino.com, in an aim to further capture the Casino market as well as bingo, again powered by Playtech
Cockhedge Centre, Prince Henry Square, Warrington WA1 2QH
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CF21YG - This is a bingo hall in Edinburgh, in Nicholson Street, up from North Bridge.
Bingo or Housey Housey as some pensioners still call it is a gambling game of unknown origin. Players mark off numbers on a ticket as they are randomly called out, in order to achieve a winning combination.
The first column contains numbers from 1 to 9, The second column numbers from 10 to 19, The third 20 to 29 and so on up until the last column, which contains numbers from 80 to 90 (the 90 being placed in this column as well).
When called, numbers often aquire the types of preambles below:
Kelly's Eye 1, One Little Duck 2, Cup of Tea 3, Knock at the Door 4, Man Alive 5, Tom's Tricks 6, Lucky 7, Garden Gate 8, Doctors Orders 9, Tony's Den 10, Legs Eleven 11, One Dozen 12, Unlucky for Some 13, Key of the Door 21, Dirty Gertie 30, Down on your Knees 43, Heinz Varieties 57.
Nicholson St, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, EH8 9DT
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R1MFDF - William Hill is a British gambling company founded in 1934. Its product offering includes sports betting, online casino, online poker, and online bingo. The business is split into two divisions, UK and International. UK operations are conducted from its headquarters in London, alongside satellite offices in Gibraltar and Leeds, while its International business operates from its hub in Malta. The company was previously listed on the London Stock Exchange until it was acquired by Caesars Entertainment in April 2021. In July 2022, William Hill was subsequently acquired by 888 Holdings for £2.2 billion.
William Hill employs approximately 12,000 people, 8,000 of them in the UK. The company operates 1,414 betting shops.
In addition to its online sportsbook operations, the company offers online casino games, skill games, online bingo and online poker. Since the Gambling Act 2005, gaming machines have strengthened profits to counteract falling revenues in other areas. In 2009, the company moved its online betting operations to Gibraltar to reduce its taxes by millions of pounds.
In August 2010, William Hill launched a training programme for its 10,000+ workforce to combat underage gambling in its retail outlets.
In 2019, William Hill became a founding member of the Betting and Gaming Council. In July 2019, William Hill announced it was closing 700 betting shops, saying this was because of the decision three months before to reduce the maximum stake on fixed-odds betting terminals to £2. In August 2020, the company said it would close a further 119 shops that were not profitable during the COVID-19 pandemic. At the same time, the company returned £24.5 million in furlough funds it had received from the government.
The company confirmed in 2018 that UK operations will continue to be managed from Gibraltar.
Unit 7, Ranelagh St, Central Station, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 1JT
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,Be Gamble Aware,Be,Aware,risk,of,gambling,gaming,bet,slot,game,casino,cash,stake,sterling,commission,review,act,arcades,betting,bingo,casinos,and,lotteries,players,customers,clients,addict,help,addictive,legislation,Westminster,parliament,Welsh,bank,Smartphone,financial,risk assessment,£1000
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PHEH5M - Gambling apps more dangerous than FOBTs, study finds
Authors say outdated laws fail to protect vulnerable users from smartphone gambling
Smartphone gambling apps are more dangerous than fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs) for people with addiction problems because opportunities to lose money are just a tap away , a study suggests.
Gambling games on smartphones have surged in popularity in recent years, allowing high-stakes betting within the palm of its users' hands, with video game-style play making them appear harmless and introductory offers providing incentives to sign up.
Scrutiny of the gambling industry has been focused on fixed-odds betting terminals in high street bookmakers, leading the government to cut the maximum stake on the machines from £100 to £2, although this has yet to be implemented.
However, smartphone gambling could be more problematic for people psychologically predisposed to addiction, given how the betting games can be accessed anywhere in the UK with an internet connection, according to academics.
The study, published in the academic journal European Addiction Research, found that because users check their phones frequently throughout the day “ referred to as ˜snacking' “ mobile gamblers tend to bet more often, even after suffering repeated losses.
A person uses PayPal on a laptop
Problem gamblers are using PayPal to spend up to £150,000 a day
Read more
A common design principle in mobile gaming, as this type of gambling is referred to, is that a mix of small wins, ˜near misses' and losses encourage greater levels of engagement.
Experts have previously warned that gambling companies use sophisticated techniques to ingrain their products in the lives of their users by creating psychological dependencies, nudging people into live gameplay through notifications, emails and other methods.
Notwithstanding the euphoria of winning, this can activate mechanisms in the brain akin to the effect of cocaine
Westminster, London, England, UK, SW1
Description
Keywords: GotonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,gambling,fruitmachine,keep control,control,your,gambolling,addictive,regulate,dangers,of,pokies,machine,18,year,old,bandit,casual,addiction,winners,losers,cash,video,game,games,gaming,FOBT,Fixed Odds Betting Terminals,Players Panel,compulsive,activity,habit,habits,destructive,money laundering,risk
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JM9P39 - A slot machine (American English), fruit machine (British English) or poker machine (Australian English and New Zealand English) is a gambling machine that creates a game of chance for its customers. Slot machines are also known pejoratively as one-armed bandits because of the large mechanical levers affixed to the sides of early mechanical machines and the games' ability to empty players' pockets and wallets as thieves would.[1]
A slot machine's standard layout features a screen displaying three or more reels that spin when the game is activated. Some modern slot machines still include a lever as a skeuomorphic design trait to trigger play. However, the mechanics of early machines have been superseded by random number generators, and most are now operated using buttons and touchscreens.
Slot machines include one or more currency detectors that validate the form of payment, whether coin, cash, voucher, or token. The machine pays out according to the pattern of symbols displayed when the reels stop spinning. Slot machines are the most popular gambling method in casinos and constitute about 70% of the average U.S. casino's income.[2]
Digital technology has resulted in variations in the original slot machine concept. As the player is essentially playing a video game, manufacturers can offer more interactive elements, such as advanced bonus rounds and more varied video graphics.
Stafford North Services, M6, Staffordshire, England, UK, ST15 0EU
Description
Keywords: GotonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,gambling,fruitmachine,keep control,control,your,gambolling,addictive,regulate,dangers,of,pokies,machine,18,year,old,bandit,casual,addiction,winners,losers,cash,video,game,games,gaming,FOBT,Fixed Odds Betting Terminals,compulsive,activity,habit,habits,destructive,row,rows,machines
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JM9P4H - A slot machine (American English), fruit machine (British English) or poker machine (Australian English and New Zealand English) is a gambling machine that creates a game of chance for its customers. Slot machines are also known pejoratively as one-armed bandits because of the large mechanical levers affixed to the sides of early mechanical machines and the games' ability to empty players' pockets and wallets as thieves would.[1]
A slot machine's standard layout features a screen displaying three or more reels that spin when the game is activated. Some modern slot machines still include a lever as a skeuomorphic design trait to trigger play. However, the mechanics of early machines have been superseded by random number generators, and most are now operated using buttons and touchscreens.
Slot machines include one or more currency detectors that validate the form of payment, whether coin, cash, voucher, or token. The machine pays out according to the pattern of symbols displayed when the reels stop spinning. Slot machines are the most popular gambling method in casinos and constitute about 70% of the average U.S. casino's income.[2]
Digital technology has resulted in variations in the original slot machine concept. As the player is essentially playing a video game, manufacturers can offer more interactive elements, such as advanced bonus rounds and more varied video graphics.
Stafford North Services, M6, Staffordshire, England, UK, ST15 0EU
Description
Keywords: HotpixUk,GoTonySmith,UK,England,English,shop,scratchcard,gambling,addicted,scratchcard addiction,chance,to,win,must,be,won,gateway,more,gamble,Euromillions,lottery,ticket,tickets,lotteries,WH Smith,Bank Quay,railway station,Warrington,Cheshire,WA1,franchise,Allwyn Entertainment,Ltd,Camelot Group,Camelot,scratchcards,blue lottery terminal,scratchcard stand,it could be you,gambleaware
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AAT344 - National Lottery amazing starts here,Your best chance to win, Lottery sales, Lottery ticket sales, buy lottery ticket here gives a direct editorial record of a recognisable subject, with location, signage, architecture or everyday behaviour carrying much of the meaning. A National Lottery sales sign is a familiar retail promise of hope, chance and small-stakes aspiration, usually sitting beside newspapers, sweets, cigarettes or convenience-store counters. The subject can illustrate gambling, charity funding, consumer psychology, cost-of-living pressure, impulse purchases, shop income and the tension between harmless flutter and addictive behaviour. The location wording gives the subject enough geographic context for local and regional editorial use while avoiding a generic studio feel. Relevant editorial themes include railway station, passenger rail, train travel, public transport, cask ale, real ale, pint glass and brewery heritage, with each theme rooted in the visible subject, place or activity. For buyers, the strength lies in the combination of a named subject, a lived-in setting and enough visual specificity to carry stories about how places are used, remembered, funded, visited or contested.
Bank Quay, railway station, Warrington , Cheshire, England, UK,WA1
