New research reveals that 70percent of the UK population think entertainment arcades encourage children to gamble from a young age. At the same time there remains little appetite for them to be banned.
This is based on ID Crypt Global research, drawn from a survey of 1,046 members of the UK population. The survey enquiring about national sentiment towards the relationship between gambling and game arcades, such as those commonly found in seaside towns, which are formally known as family entertainment centres.
The results show that the vast majority have visited and enjoyed such arcades during their childhoods, with 81 percent of respondents saying they paid them a visit in their youth.
