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“Adult gaming centres” (AGCs) are a network of slot machine arcades that are expanding rapidly on Britain’s high streets, as more traditional bookmakers retreat.
Many have been granted licences to open 24 hours a day, despite opposition from local people and councillors.
The number of AGCs in Great Britain rose by 7% to 1,451 between 2022 and 2024, according to the Gambling Commission, reversing a longer-term decline since 2010, as gambling shifted online. There are now more than 14,200 £2-a-spin slot machines in Britain, each making £32,600 annually from customers, according to Gambling Commission figures.
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