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BUZZ-Bookmakers fall as addiction report nears

** Bookmakers Ladbrokes, William Hill (Other OTC: WIMHY - news) and Paddy Power (LSE: PAP.L - news) fall on negative press reports surrounding gambling addition

** Firms await report on addiction from Responsible Gambling Trust due on 1 December

** Traders cite report in Independent on Saturday saying 80 councils to call for 2 pound limit on fixed odds betting terminals (FOBTs) (Link: http://ind.pn/1xGbES9)

** Ladbrokes (LSE: LAD.L - news) falls 4.1 pct - most affected from any cap with 72 pct of 2013 revenues from UK retail, according to Thomson Reuters data

** William Hill down 3.1 pct (61 pct retail), with Paddy Power down 1.4 pct (17 pct UK retail) (RM (LSE: RM.L - news) : alasdair.pal.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)