Churches, most notably the Methodists and The Salvation Army, have lobbied consistently against the increase in casinos and gaming machines, and particularly against the Regional Casino concept. Their published material expresses concerns that the Category A gaming machines to be placed in these are very interactive and highly addictive, enabling players to stake money rapidly and encouraging them to chase their losses, (there are currently no such machines in Britain). Others, including the Centre for the Study of Gambling at Salford University and GamCare do not share this view, seeing regional casinos as comparatively less dangerous than other more convenient forms of machine and remote gambling, if they are introduced alongside appropriate public awareness and education campaigns. Indeed, research from South Africa suggests that the number of problem gamblers across the board can be reduced, (as opposed to simply not increasing), if effective education on the dangers and how to avoid them is provided at the same time as opening a big casino. This education is most effective when fully integrated into the curriculum and includes information on what gambling is, how it works and the fact that in the long term you will lose.
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