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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Castleton Bowl,live,Galway,band,bands,The Clockworks live,Castlefield Bowl,Sounds of the City 2026,supporting,support,slot,Irish,Ireland,post punk band,live guitar,performance,outdoor,concert,stage,music festival,editorial,Johnny Marr concert support,former Smiths guitarist bill,Manchester live music,summer gig photography,rising Irish band,Galway post punk,headline show opener,British and Irish music scene,alternative music culture,Castlefield concert series,pink electric guitar,singer at microphone,drummer on stage,large band backdrop,red stage lighting,outdoor amphitheatre
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3F12CGF - Sean Connelly of Irish post-punk band The Clockworks performs on stage at Castlefield Bowl in Manchester on 9 July 2026 as part of the annual Sounds of the City concert series. Singing into the microphone and playing a pale pink electric guitar, he stands in front of a large stage backdrop bearing the band's name in towering turquoise lettering, while the drummer plays behind him under warm red lighting. The image captures the confident, energetic feel of a high-profile support slot at one of Manchester's best-known outdoor music venues.
The Clockworks, originally formed in Galway and later based in London, have built a growing reputation for sharp, urgent songwriting and a modern post-punk sound shaped by fast rhythms, melodic hooks and socially observant lyrics. Their appearance at Castlefield Bowl placed them on a strong multi-band bill alongside Manchester group Everything Everything and headline act Johnny Marr, the former Smiths guitarist performing what was widely billed as his biggest solo headline show to date.
This photograph has wider editorial and commercial value because it documents an emerging Irish band performing to a large audience within a prestigious city-centre concert setting. It also connects newer alternative artists with Manchester's deep musical heritage, where support acts at major events can gain visibility from association with established figures such as Marr. The backdrop, microphone stance, fan at stage level and clearly visible drum kit all reinforce the live-performance atmosphere.
Castlefield Bowl, set among canals, viaducts and former industrial structures in central Manchester, has become closely associated with summer open-air concerts and city music culture. Here, Connelly is shown as both musician and front-line performer, bridging underground credibility and wider festival exposure. The image therefore works not only as a straightforward concert record, but also as a visual statement about rising talent, British and Irish
Castlefield Bowl, Rice Street, off Liverpool Road, Castlefield, Manchester, England, M3 4JN
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EJ11Y1 - An ACME Diabolik Multigame gambling machine installed inside the Esso Amoil On The Road Café and service area at Viale Generale Cannada 531 in Barrafranca, Sicily, Italy. The upright electronic gaming cabinet has a curved upper display carrying the words Diabolik Multigame , while the lower screen shows the brightly coloured Lion game with safari-style imagery, reels and illuminated control buttons beneath it.
The machine stands alongside other gaming cabinets in a dedicated indoor area, illustrating the widespread presence of amusement-with-prizes and video gambling equipment in Italian bars, cafés, tobacconists and roadside service businesses. Its polished black and chrome casing, dual-screen arrangement, vivid graphics and illuminated push-button controls are designed to attract attention and encourage play. The display also includes regulatory and age-related notices, reflecting the controlled nature of legal gambling machines in Italy.
The location combines fuel sales with a café, bar, tobacco counter, hot food, lottery products, bill payment and other services for local customers and motorists. Adding electronic gaming machines extends the range of leisure and revenue-generating facilities offered within the premises. Barrafranca lies in the inland Sicilian territory of Enna, where petrol stations and roadside cafés often act as multipurpose stopping places serving residents, commercial drivers and travellers.
The photograph documents gambling culture, electronic entertainment, cash gaming, consumer leisure and the commercial diversification of an Italian service station. It also records the visual design of a multigame cabinet, including the Diabolik branding and Lion title, within an everyday non-casino environment. The image is relevant to editorial themes including responsible gambling, gaming regulation, gambling accessibility, addiction risk, roadside hospitality, Italian café culture and the economics of small retail businesses
Esso Amoil On The Road Café, Viale Generale Cannada 531, 94012 Barrafranca EN, Sicily, Italy
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,addiction,slot,machines,gambling,danger,£100,Roadchef,Killington Lake,M6,services,motorway,service station gambling,adult gaming machines,over 18s gambling,electronic gaming terminals,high stakes slot machines,British gambling industry,casino style games,gambling at motorway services,fruit machines,temptation,easy,fast,hit,satisfaction,legislation,risk,risks,behaviour,related,harm,risk of,vulnerable,adult,gamblers,addictive machine,rest stop entertainment
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 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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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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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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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
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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
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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 2R15NE7 -
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K888JD -
Frankley Services M5 south, West Midlands, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K888KY -
Frankley Services M5 south, West Midlands, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M6W9G6 -
260-264 High Street, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK, GL50 3HF
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M7JH3B -
M5 Motorway, Gloucestershire, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M7JH3G -
M5 Motorway, Gloucestershire, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JYNXWT -
United Kingdom
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JX2WPK -
Crewe,Cheshire,England,UK, CW1
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Eastcombe village, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK, GL6 7EB
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JNBXP1 -
High Street, Moreton-in-Marsh, Cotswolds, Oxfordshire, England, UK
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1, Greek Street, Soho, London, UK, W1D 4NQ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JDDP6N -
11 Paget Rd, Barry Island, Wales, CF62 5TQ
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England, Great Britain , UK
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England, Great Britain , UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy D8DYJ1 - This editorial documentary photograph shows traditional Launderette clothes wash shop machines, Dry Clean centre, Knutsford rd Grappenhall, Warrington UK. The location metadata places the image at or around Warrington Road, Grappenhall, Cheshire, England, UK WA4 2PL. It was photographed on 18 May 2013, giving the image a useful time reference for contemporary editorial, archive and stock use. Relevant subject terms include Traditional, Launderette, clothes, wash, shop, machines, washing, drying, dryers, machine, dolly, tub, making the image useful for buyers looking for precise place, object, social, travel or documentary themes. It has current retail context, showing the mix of independent traders, national chains, shopping centres and changing high streets that shape town and city centres across Britain and Ireland. It can illustrate gambling, regulation, consumer risk, addiction concerns and the normalisation of betting-style entertainment in everyday commercial settings. With no people count recorded, the value is strongest as an editorial record of place, object, building, sign, service, landscape or public environment. The image can support articles, blogs, reports, educational material and local history features needing a clear, place-based visual with strong documentary context. No endorsement of any visible organisation, brand, campaign, political message or commercial activity is implied
the photograph records what was visible at the time.
Warrington Road, Grappenhall, Cheshire, England, UK WA4 2PL
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RM9AWP - This documentary stock photograph shows Electric avenue video arcade, Southend-on-Sea beachfront, Essex, England, UK, SS1 1EE. 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.
Southend-on-sea beachfront, Essex, England, UK, SS1 1EE
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2BGRC2C - A new type of coin-box was introduced, the well-known Button A and Button B prepayment equipment, and for over 25 years its design remained unchanged despite various developments in the design of kiosks. It was usually installed in both automatic and central battery manual exchange areas. To make a call in automatic areas, users inserted the appropriate fee which prepared the circuit for dialling. In manual areas, callers were connected to the operator on insertion of the call fee and, in both cases, the caller then depressed Button A. This allowed the coins to be deposited into the cash box and the call to be transmitted. If a call could not be connected for some reason, or if there was no reply, Button B was depressed, the line was disconnected for five to seven seconds and all the coins were returned to the caller.
Although 6d (2p) and 1/- (5p) slots were available for other calls, the minimum fee necessary to make a local call at the time was 2d. The mechanism was originally designed to check the presence of two pennies by a weighing operation. It was set to a minimum and maximum acceptable weight for the coins as a safety margin, but as the fee was gradually increased to 3d and then 4d the safety margin became smaller and eventually unacceptable. A mechanical counter was considered too expensive as the modifications needed would have been too many and too complex. To overcome this problem a new mechanism was devised by Hall Telephone Accessories Ltd and was in effect a combination of the two basic methods: three pennies were checked by weight and the mechanism waited for the insertion of the fourth penny before allowing the call. The system required the smallest amount of additional equipment and could be easily fitted. A limitation was that it could not be easily adapted for an increase beyond 4d.
In 1959 the first versions of the new Pay-on-Answer payphones were being introduced and at the end of the 1950s began to supersede the 'Button A and B' models.
Great Britain, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K43PN9 -
M6 northbound, England, United Kingdom
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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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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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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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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
