Poll: Are there too many betting shops on the high streets of the Black Country and Staffordshire?
Local authorities are expected to be given greater powers to decide whether to allow new high street betting shops to open under a review of gambling measures announced today.
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The Department for Culture, Media and Sport will announce a review of gambling policy, which is also expected to further measures to improve protection for people who play gambling machines.
The measures are set to allow councils to refuse a planning application if they are worried about the number of shops.
Under the current system, planning applications are not always needed for new betting shops to open.
What do you think? Are there too many betting shops in high streets of the Black Country and Staffordshire?
