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Article: You win some, you lose some: Mel Flaherty looks into the Henley Centre's research into the impact of gambling deregulation.(Analysis)
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- Leisure Report
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- April 1, 2004
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Predicting who will be the winners and losers under the proposed new gambling laws has become a popular activity in itself.
For anyone planning on taking a punt, there is a growing pool of information on the runners and riders. And it has just been boosted by a report that paints one of the least rosy pictures of the impact of deregulation so far.
Economic and Social Impact Study of the Proposed Gambling Bill was carried out by Henley Centre, the consumer consultancy firm and commissioned by BACTA, the amusement industry trade body.
It concludes that if the proposals outlined in the Draft Gambling Bill do go ahead within the next two to three ...