Statutory Gambling Levy
Debate between Carolyn Harris and Paul Blomfield(1 year, 10 months ago)
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Carolyn Harris
I draw the hon. Gentleman’s attention, again, to the Gambling Commission’s own words that the scare around the black market has been grossly overestimated. That is from the Gambling Commission, not from me.
Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central) (Lab)
I was involved in the campaign to regulate the payday lending industry. Does my hon. Friend recognise that in order to protect its profits, the sector’s big argument was, “Don’t touch us, because the threat is the black market”?