And people in Norwich welcome the plans, saying it is time to crackdown on the number of vape and betting shops opening in the city. 'There's too many of them'There are currently more than 10 vape shops in the city centre, with at least five betting shops as well. Mark Wright, who runs Vintage Taxi Clothing on the market said: "I think firstly, the issue with the vape shops is that the kids are vaping now. If you do start a small business, you don't want to be sandwiched between a vape shop and a betting shop. "You cannot champion 'local voices' when it comes to a vape shop or betting shop, but then seek to limit those same local voices when hundreds of homes or major developments are proposed."