Christopher Snowdon is an author and freelance journalist. He writes for Sp!ked and other publications. He is also a research fellow at the Institute of Economic Affairs.
The slogan was invented by Donald Trump in the 1980s, and has since been used to attack every new form of gambling. Each time it turns out to be bogus.
The interesting question is why the Conservatives resurrected the idea when all the rumours about the alleged influence of Lynton Crosby had died down.