The UK Parliament has approved a legislation allowing gambling operators to continue to raise the stakes of their coin operated slot machines. The bet amounts will double from 50p to £1 which seems to be a big concern for holy groups in every part the UK.

According to the Methodist Church, The Church of Scotland and the United Reformed Church, they feel families will subsist affected by this change. Their issue is that they feel this change will become greater levels of problem gambling. With the rates of the stakes doubled then they stand to lose in like manner much more.

Religious groups claim that they need to investigate this matter further previous to implementing it. They feel that Parliament is not taking into deliberation the effects this change could have on people’s lives.

The Bishop of Carlisle, some opponent of the changes, told the House for the time of the debate that he did not know why the government wanted to help the gaming industry expand, when they knew that it could be addictive.

“There is evidence from Canada, Australia and New Zealand that at least one-third of the profits of playing toward money get to from at-risk or problem gamblers. That is not entertainment.”

The UK Gambling commission has issued statements fabrication the public aware that such changes will not affect the public.

The legislation has been approved but there will be a 3-month waiting period while the change is abundantly implemented.

It’sitting definitely not a good time for this change, I mean the higher the stakes the more people stand to lose. Statistics say that people from lower incomes would normally have being affected more by the