The changes also include allowing the council to do ‘covert’ test purchasing, making sure adult gambling premises are not allowing people under 18.

ATMs will still be allowed in gambling premises, although the council can tell the premises where to put them.

Following a consultation on the new policy, charity GamCare welcomed the council’s going “beyond the mandatory and default conditions” of the Gambling Act 2005.

GamCare also said the councils could go further: “This commitment should include training frontline and primary care staff to recognise the signs of gambling harm and develop referral pathways to the National Gambling Helpline or local treatment providers.”