On Sat, 2013-09-28 at 10:29 +0200, Colin Smale wrote: > I would recommend making a clear distinction between the premises and > the activity. Lotteries are rarely carried out in shops, but the > tickets are sold in all manner of establishments with a different > primary purpose. And whether you can ever call gambling an amenity > (for the public good) is open to discussion as far as I am concerned. > Colin
+1 In the UK lottery tickets are mostly sold in shops, newsagents, supermarkets, convienience shops. The lottery is not their main activity, so a sub-tag such as lottery=yes may be the way to go. Places with slot machines are called amusement arcades in the UK, mainly found at the seaside, there is usually at least one in any large town. Bookmakers/betting shop I think these are the same thing. A bookmaker is a person, and most of the national chains sell odds that are set by the companies team of bookmakers. In this case I think bookmaker is fine as the people in the shop will be able to put you in touch with a bookmaker if you want to make a bet that is not already on the books, such as you may want to bet that osm will be the biggest online map in 5 years time. After the previous discussion I did look at the signage on some bookmakers, coral/ladbrooks and beyond the name it says nothing about what it does. The word betting, or bookmaker are just not there. Bookmakers in the UK don't sell lottery tickets, it may be possible to bet on other countries lotteries, betting on the Irish lottery is a big thing, but that is not the same as taking part in the lottery and should not warrant a lottery tag. There are bingo halls, which are a different thing, and need a separate tag. Casinos where there are croupiers and roulette tables. Some casinos are operated by the large bookmaker chains, which explains the tags we already have. You often find a slot machine in pubs and other places, I can remember them being in fish and chip shops, but can't say I have seen one for a while so maybe there has been a law change to keep them in licensed premises where age restrictions are better controlled. Phil (trigpoint) _______________________________________________ Tagging mailing list Tagging@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
