Restrictions and the black market: surely the time has come for bookmakers to confront the link between them
The damage caused by unintended consequences can be huge. This has become particularly true in the gambling sector, where decisions taken by the regulator and bookmakers have left British racing and punters counting the cost.
One of the difficulties all too regularly being encountered by punters is the inability to count what they believe to be their own money.
A Racing Post special report on bookmakers blocking punter withdrawals revealed no other issue produces more complaints to the Gambling Commission, which insists it wants to tackle the problem. It might, of course, be one of the root causes.
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