I still can't believe that the GC have made no efforts to clamp down on the 'SWPS' in circulation.
We all know that they are rigged, and have abysmal payout percentages, but IMHO they need to sort out the whole 'skill with prizes' category and scrap all these machines which entice children and are (in my opinion) far more dangerous than the old AWPS.
Why? Well, for a start, they claim to be games of skill - which isn't the case. Secondly, the jackpot has increased ten-fold. Thirdly, the payout percentage is now less than half of what is was before (30% vs 70%).
So - in order to protect children from gambling, they are enticing them that the games are skill (and why wouldn't children believe them when it's on a bloody sticker?!?), offering them ten times bigger - but practically unachievable jackpots at absolutely disgusting odds which wouldn't be allowed in any other form of electronic gambling (not including sports betting).
It's this kind of disgust at the industry / GC which is fueling my desire to never gamble again, and while I take issue with many aspects of the gaming industry in this country, the rise of these so-called SWPs is disgusting. Even if most children do realise quite how bent they are straight away, they are still preying on the vulnerable who can't understand that 'games of skill' involve NO skill.