Save our Social Clubs

Success!!

As a result of our campaign, the Government has now decided NOT to ban large prize money gaming machines.

Read more about this decision.

Why I opposed the ban

The Government proposed to ban large prize money gaming machines from all private social clubs.

Currently private social clubs can have gaming machines with a top prize of up to £250.

A recent Government report on gambling says the machines are sometimes used by children and should therefore be banned. But these machines generate much-needed funds for local social clubs and can often be crucial to their survival.

I believe there are other more sensible measures for dealing with the problem of children gambling on such machines.

Read my views in full, including my letter to the Government Minister.

Thanks to all of you who signed my petition on this.