The law is not written for cunning bookmakers (life hack on how to bypass bans)

Since April 1, the UK has had a law reducing the workload of fixed-rate terminals.
bets by 50%. Now the maximum bet allowed has fallen from £100 to £2. All bookmakers are trying to recoup their losses and get around the restrictions of the law.

William Hill, for example, asked the owners of its offices to reduce rent by -50%, regardless of their decisions, the company will reduce its retail outlets several times and leave about 900 across the country.

Paddy Power and Betfred began accepting paper bets, circumventing the letter of the law, which only applied to electronic fixed-odds terminals.

Ladbrokes have proposed introducing a turbo mode for roulette, in which the waiting time between spins is halved - from 14 seconds to 7 seconds.
The company noted that this decision is fully compliant with current laws. The bet does not exceed 2 pounds, and the duration of the spin is not less than 2.5 seconds. At the same time, switching to turbo mode is only at the request of players who want to choose a faster game.



However, this does not mean that such a decision will seem acceptable to the regulator Gambling Commission. Everyone understands that speeding up the game or accepting bets on paper is contrary to the "spirit of the law".