Online
Gambling Dangers – are
you aware
by Jerry "Jet" Whittaker
January
30, 2006
Gambling is something that has a history of centuries to
its name. However, gambling online is a relatively new
phenomenon, which seems to be growing in popularity on a
daily basis. One has to face the truth that the gambling
is a big bucks business and that it has found its way
into any permitting city across the world. A casino,
whether online or on land is ultimately based somewhere.
A Casino based gambling on land is enjoyed by
governments as of the secondary industries they support
and the tax revenue that they generate. A city with
major casinos is able to enjoy the service of
industries, including hotels and restaurants, all of
whom flourish because of the player, lured by gambling.
Gambling online removes these benefits as the customer
or player is likely to eat his own food and stay in his
own home when gambling online. However the casino they
are gambling from are mostly based in a city far away.
What are the dangers of online gambling?
Dangers for online gamblers
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Dangers or perils for an online gambler are many. It is
a must for him to make a study of the site history and
to choose a reliable site otherwise he will have only
himself to be blamed in case he is cheated. However
sometimes, even after taking the necessary precautions,
an online gambler can be cheated. This is so because
with the advent of online gambling, have come many
online gambling hoaxes. There are many websites which
fool the customers into believing they are a legitimate
online gambling casino on the net. Thus online sites can
be very deceiving.
Are
transactions in online gambling safe?
No,
online transactions are not always safe. It may be that
you did your through homework and got a genuine online
gambling site. However even then, you cannot be sure
that your online
gambling transaction will go on smoothly. Of late,
online gambling has been a trouble for not only for
gamblers but also for banks and online gambling sites.
When a credit card is used for an online gambling
transaction, no signature needs to be done. Hence it
cannot be ascertained whether or not the owner of the
card has carried out the transaction. Cases have been
found where people have denied using their credit card
for paying up on a online gambling site, but the a bet
was placed with there credit card number and pin given.
Thus credit cards are not being preferred in online
gambling transactions and site owners prefer debit cards
and alternative methods.
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