A Chance Meeting - 2004-02-07
It's a weekday lunchtime in Edinburgh’s Tollcross, and rain covers the full-length windows of Britain’s first online betting shop. Inside the light, airy Easibet café, the coffee machine hisses as Kenzo, the waiter, froths milk for cappuccinos.
Yet they are a common group of the burgeoning population of female gamblers. They purchase lottery tickets most weeks, placing their bets on regular numbers. All four have visited casinos, where women represent around a third of visitors.
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