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A ban on new casinos opening in Swansea is set to be extended for three years.
The city’s council imposed the rule in 2014, which followed on from barring sex entertainment venues 12 months earlier.
Tackling poverty is a priority for the council and it sees gambling as having the potential to increase problems for “disadvantaged social groups”.
It also wants to protect children and vulnerable people from being “exploited” by gambling.
There are four casino licences in force in Swansea, but only one place; Grosvenor on High Street is currently operating as a casino.
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