A Glasgow bookies has beefed up its security by placing a bouncer on its doors to deal with punters kicking off after losing.

Paddy Power in Govanhill’s Victoria Road has become a hotbed of misplaced anger with unlucky gamblers losing their cool while using the Fixed Odds Betting Terminals (FOBTs).

A source close to the gambling industry said that there has been a number of violent incidents in the shop.

The source also said that staff have also been intimated by punters.

The outbursts have mainly come from FOBTs players who have suffered large losses.

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The betting shop, which is one of many in Govanhill, has since put a bouncer on the door to deal with the outbursts.

Locals say he has been in place for several weeks and normally starts his shift from around 2pm until 10pm closing everyday.

The source added that the staff often experience problems when asking the punters to leave at closing time.

One Paddy Power punter, who did not want to be named, said: “I have had a few run ins myself.

“They intimidate people, they have spat at staff and I’ve seen damage to the (FOBT) machines.

“This bookie is the worst in the Govanhill and the police are here all the time.”

A spokesman for Paddy Power said the gambling firm would not comment on staff arrangements at individual stores.

FOBTs, which have been dubbed the crack cocaine of gambling, do not give gamblers the opportunity to apply any degree of skill in their play, with wins and losses resting entirely on chance.

Last year, Glasgow City Council said there were 850 of the machines in city betting shops.

The city was also described in the House of Commons as having more FOBTs, than anywhere else in the UK with millions of pounds a year being lost.

Calls have been made for FOBTs to be banned.

A spokesman for the Campaign for Fairer Gambling said: "It is shocking to see hired bouncers manning the doors of betting shops and is symptomatic of the crime and anti social behaviour now so common in them.

"We've seen a 50 per cent rise in police call outs to betting shops, the murder of a Ladbrokes manager in 2013 and the vicious rape of a young female cashier last year.

"Whistleblowers have revealed bookmakers trying are trying to cover up the scale of the problem, but when you put bouncers on the door you can't keep on hiding the problem and we all know where it stems from - addictive, high speed, high stake roulette machines."