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Paddy Power\u2019s version is \u201cPick \u2018n\u2019 36\u201d — which also involves betting slips and a roulette-style game. The maximum stake is \u00a3100 and the wheel spins every three minutes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\u201c<\/em>We are aware of these products and we are investigating,\u201d said a spokesperson for the UK Gambling Commission. \u201cWe have been extremely clear about our expectations in relation to how operators should implement the stake reduction \u2026 Where we see businesses failing to act responsibly in response to the stake reduction we will not hesitate to step in.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\nBookmakers: New Games Compliant<\/strong><\/h2>\nBut spokespeople for betting operators said that the \u201cover-the-counter\u201d games were fully compliant with the new rules, which relate solely to betting via gambling terminals. The games involve filling in a betting slip, as you would do if you were betting on a horse or on the outcome of a sporting event.<\/p>\n
\u201cBets for all these products need to be filled out on a betting slip and handed over at the counter, where our staff can interact with the customers as they do so,\u201d a representative for Betfred told The Guardian<\/em>. \u201cThese are not machine games but over-the-counter bets.\u201d<\/p>\nWilliam Hill, which is trialling a similar game called \u201cWonderball,\u201d said the company was committed to player protection and that all new products \u201cwill only be launched after full engagement with the regulator.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
On the day the UK betting industry was finally forced to swallow a drastic cap on the maximum stakes on fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs), several new games appeared in bookmakers shops up and down the country — which one politician branded \u201cFOBTs by the back door.\u201d Last week the UK Gaming Commission wrote to operators […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":101951,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,33810,13592,1074],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
UK Bookies Introduce Games to Combat Reforms to FOBTs<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n