So, it's come to this ...

This was the week that saw the era of 'Super-Casinos' (an oxymoron, if ever there was one) being ushered into the UK, along with a whole raft of other (de)legislation to even further accelerate this rather shallow 'leisure-industry'.

The crassness of it all is rather aptly reflected in this poster-advert I recently spotted in the Gents' loo in a Huddersfield public house (and no, I don't make a habit of taking photos in the loo!) ...