howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
#1
DDC are proposing to start one from next March to help local voluntary organisations.
Captain Haddock
- Location: Marlinspike Hall
- Registered: 8 Oct 2012
- Posts: 8,397
#2
Personally I'm very much against this - it's a step towards 'normalising' gambling.
My Grandfather was a bookmaker and made a fortune from (mostly) poor and stupid people who had no understanding whatsoever of chance or probability and still trusted in hope over experience. The lottery preys on the same people. It is immoral.
"The world is still a weird place, despite my efforts to make clear and perfect sense of it".
Dr. Hunter S Thompson
Brian Dixon
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
- Posts: 23,940
#3
*2, snowflake, its a chance to get some of your council tax back. lol
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
#4
Most people who do bet as a hobby only lay out what they can afford to lose, sadly there are others who lose control and sometimes their family too. I have 50p bets on some football and cricket matches as they are my main interests but never on dogs or horses because I have no knowledge about them. Never bought a lottery ticket or scratch card in my life and am probably in a tiny minority.
Sue Nicholas- Location: river
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 6,025
#5
I agree with Bob on this .
