While the UK industry is desperately hoping that the new government will quickly go with the gambling white paper and bring cashless into the sector, it doesn’t always work, it seems.
The famous Bath tourist attraction, the Roman Baths, has a circular bath, which the Romans used as a cold plunge pool. For many years this has been used for tourists to toss coins into and make a wish.
The local council went cashless with the venue and put up a sign next to the wishing well asking people to tap the contactless point instead of throwing coins into the water. Donations are now down from £104,000 to £19,000.
