Lhe president of the Calaisis tobacconists’ union chamber and manager of Penalty, Sylvain Hodicq, can only regret the theft which took place on Monday November 10 in the premises of La Gauloise in Calais. “I can only advise all tobacconists to remain extremely vigilanthe summarizes. In the case of Gauloise, the situation is complicated since the games had already been activated. I hope the manager is well insured and can be reimbursed…”
No significant increase in thefts from tobacconists
Sylvain Hodicq ensures that in the event of theft of scratch games, the prizes must be activated by the reseller to be validated in the event of a win. “I speak for myself, when I start a day, I only activate the games gradually. In the event of theft, tickets are worthless if they are not activated. All my stock is located away from customers. »
As for a possible increase in thefts like that observed at La Gauloise, the president of the Calaisis tobacconists’ union chamber is categorical: “There are not really more thefts than beforeterm-t-il. Neither in Calais, nor in Calais. »
