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Friday, October 22, 2004

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The homeless charity Cardboard Anonymous has warned that the continuing upsurge in youth gambling could lead to catastrophic levels of vagrancy within a few years. Gambling among teenagers and young adults has been growing for almost a decade and a half, and homelessness is increasing fastest in the same age groups.

Cardboard Anonymous singled out the US-owned corporation, Crooked Table, for particular criticism. Crooked Table owns half the licensed casinos and nearly eighty per cent of the slot machines in the United Kingdom. The charity accused the company of "pandering to the exploitation of young people" and the Government of "being in Crooked Table's pocket". In response, Mimsy Driver of Crooked Table said the company was simply providing a form of entertainment which many young people found they enjoyed. A Government spokesperson said Crooked Table was simply providing a form of entertainment which many young people found they enjoyed.

The leader of the opposition, Boris Johnson, expressed concern at the charity's report and condemned what he said was the Government's lackadaisical approach to begging on the streets. It was not enough simply to lock people up for vagrancy, he said, if they were then simply released back onto the streets no better than they were before. The Home Secretary responded that hosing down vagrants while in captivity was not considered economical given the current climate, but that the matter would be looked at again if it rained enough next year.

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