A LEADING Inverclyde problem gambling campaigner has welcomed a change in rules that will allow councils to tackle controversial roulette machines.
MSP Stuart McMillan, pictured, has been a long-time critic of so-called fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs) and believes new measures recently agreed in the Scottish Parliament will help tackle the issue.
The Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee has decided that local authorities, including Inverclyde Council, will have greater power over planning applications.
Councils will soon be able to block any change in premises use to a bookmakers and the Greenock and Inverclyde MSP believes this will make a big difference in tackling problem gambling.
Mr McMilla…
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