Access to gambling easier in poor municipalities, study finds

The poorer a municipality is in Brussels, the greater the range of gambling machines and services on offer, according to an analysis of the licences granted by the Gaming Commission to private operators.This trend can be seen nationwide, although the gambling industry disputes and denies any deliberate strategy to target the most vulnerable residents.“We're clearly targeting towns rather than villages, and we're looking to set up along busy roads,” said Yannick Bellefroid, chief of Ladbrokes and president of the betting federation, the Union Professionnelle des Agences de Paris.“We look to see if there are any supporters' clubs in the vicini…