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Even at maybe a for going from 20% a
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Dublin from 20% to 40% would wipe the
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industry out. You know, you have
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thousands of jobs are at risk on the
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high street. We have venues up and down
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the length of the UK. Our members are a
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lot of our members are generational
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family businesses like myself. This is a
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massive threat to the sector. Obviously,
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I get the government have got a a
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massive black hole to fill and they're
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looking at all different income streams.
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It's very worrying. You know, we're
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highly taxed as it is. we can't recover
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VAT. It's very difficult.
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There is an argument that betting shops
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are quite bad for high streets. It's
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shuttered sort of dark shops. Um and it
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can be quite bad for football. Um what's
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your response to that?
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Obviously our we represent obviously
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adult gaming centers or as I like to
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class age restricted high street
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amusement arcades. We've been on the
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high street for decades. We offer warm,
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nice, comfortable environments, you
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know, in the high seat and we've been a
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fabric of the high street for many
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years. We're a part of the UK high
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street and always have
