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William Hill owner says it could shut shops if Reeves raises gambling taxes
(www.theguardian.com)
Oh no..
On one hand in sad that people would loose their jobs, but on the other hand out of control gambling destroys people so it's probably a net good.
One less parasite of the poor in the high street.
Can we shut their websites too?
And nothing of value was lost apart from a few minimum wage jobs.
I genuinely think the high streets would be better off without them
I wouldn't bet on it...
Cleremey Jarkson meme:
Good
Do they honestly think that is a threat.
Such an announcement would be marginally less pleasing. Then Thames waters creditors declaring bankruptcy
this post was submitted on 24 Oct 2025
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