Wednesday, November 01, 2006

Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell is to seek an international agreement on how
to regulate the internet gambling industry. She will make the bid at the
first international summit on the global impact of the industry. It already
boasts one million regular punters in this country. Ms Jowell will urge
delegates to act to protect children and other vulnerable people from
"remote gambling". Ms Jowell fears the US ban on internet gambling could
fuel a rise in unregulated offshore sites. New legislation in Britain will
clear the way for super casinos and an influx of online gaming businesses.
But those registering in the UK will still have to abide by "very tough"
social responsibility codes.