The Association of British Bookmakers failed to show up for the latest Fixed Odds Betting Terminals (FOBTs) All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) stating that it’s ‘nothing but a kangaroo court.’

The Association of British Bookmakers (ABB) stuck a big two fingers up to the Fixed Odds Betting Terminals (FOBTs) All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) after failing to show up at a meeting held on Wednesday.

The APPG was created to provide a discussion forum on the impact that FOBTs have on the local High Streets in the UK, and members who have paid £3,000 to be a part of the debates include Bacta, Hippodrome Casino and JD Wetherspoon.

The profile of the working group increased after the Department for Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) announced plans to carry out a wholesale review of the impact of FOBTs. One imagines the work carried out by the APPG – who have been meeting since July 2016 – would have been of paramount importance.