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The growing number of sports shops paris compounds the problem gambling in Chinatown, said activists

Behind the stone lions guarding the entrance symbolic of Chinatown, Soho in London, the new shop paris Betfred feel like a giant temple. His brand of black and blue has been translated into Mandarin. Inside beats a continuous automated checking, marking the towers in the roulette games computer generated. A Chinese woman feel attached to a machine. A man behind the stamps his feet, pacing and grabs his stool. The sign indicates that roulette 20p, but it has lost 290 pounds in one minute. He hits the machine, and loaded again. It's 23:40.

midnight is the latest initiative in an industry to take advantage of an approach to the liberalization of gambling. Since the regulation was relaxed in 2005, the bookmakers have started deploying these highly addictive in the poorest regions, and are now extending their opening hours. No statistics on the national scene, but eight bookmakers are now open until midnight at Westminster - including Chinatown - and five other cities in central London is applied to follow suit. Campaigners warn that Britain is heading towards 24 hours mini-casinos on the street.

With 120 stores, Westminster has one of the largest concentrations of bookmakers, so when a new store proposed in Gerrard Street, 2,000 people in Chinatown have signed a petition opposing the development. Formal objections by store owners, Chinese leaders of the church and addicts and their families were made within the Council and the court hearings, but the new Betfred opened in 2010. Last month, the hours are extended until midnight.

A spokesman for Westminster Council said. "The Commission examines each application case by case basis and if the evidence is there before the request, then we can see that"

But blocking a store requires proof that it is virtually impossible to answer before it opens, as extreme discomfort in terms of criminal or disorder, failing to protect Children of gambling. The only other way can be a license revoked by the Council or the Gambling Commission is whether there is evidence to suggest games of chance are not conducted fairly. John Travers, a spokesman for the Gaming Commission, said the revocation of the license is a "last resort". "If crime continues, we can revoke licenses. [But] we find that [paris store] change rapidly in response to complaints."

A recent survey by the Local Government Association found 89% of Councillors wanted more powers to deal with the grouping of shops of Paris and Review of Mary Portas main streets proposed a classification change from bookmakers under the laws of the planning authority to give advice to limit the number of bookmakers in your area.

sports shops of Paris are classified in the same way as banks, restaurants and real estate agents and can travel where they please. The industry tends to be concentrated in the poorest regions. Southwark, south London, for example, now has 68 active licenses.

main streets is primarily a new campaign urging the government to give local people the power to limit the number of halls of Paris in their neighborhoods. He is co-founder of the charity match with the awareness of GRASP, and is supported by advice, including Ealing, Waltham Forest and Manchester. Nikki Lee, one of the organizers of the Westminster branch of London Citizens, which supports the high street first, he said that the Chinese community - including migrant workers in the restaurant industry - is particularly vulnerable to runners Betting high on the street. "The game is a way of life in the restaurant industry. Is an isolated life antisocial hours. There is another place to go after work. You know that the community is working late so by the time they will want to go after work and feed their addiction. All profits from this industry. "

supermarkets in Chinatown all the brochures in Chinese dim sum Westfield Casino free offer for seniors and ? 10 for Paris.

"It's in our culture," a problem gambler who declined to be identified, said. "Being on shift work makes us vulnerable, but also in our superstition. We let our children play in the new year. Early on, we want to know if this will be your lucky year. "

Leung Li is a restaurant worker who attends the clinic and has played since I was 16 years. Now 45 and divorced, who continues to play even though he knows he has a problem. Eight years ago, he lost 42,000 pounds and was forced to sell his restaurant. Today is struggling with depression and suicidal thoughts.