The addition of a betting shop to one of the “poorest parts” of Liverpool could exploit vulnerable adults amid a spiralling cost of living crisis according to a former city mayoral hopeful.
An application has been launched by the parent company of Paddy Power to open a new location on Broadway, Norris Green. The bid will be heard by Liverpool Council ’s licensing and gambling sub-committee next week.
Power Leisure Bookmakers Limited hopes to gain approval to open a betting office which would trade on the ground floor of a two-storey building, with vacant accommodation above. However, concerns have been raised about the impact of an additional gambling location where two betting shops and a casino gaming site already exist.
