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Problem with Online
Gambling
by Jerry "Jet"
Whittaker
Oct 10, 2006
Online
Gambling:
Online Gambling is becoming an increasingly popular form
of gambling. With a short period of time online gambling
acquire tremendous popularity everywhere. At least 1,800
online casino sites are available on net worldwide.
Americans are very much associated with online gambling
and half of worldwide total online revenue
collected from them. But still online
casinos are illegal in USA. Most of the online sites are
based in Caribbean.
Almost every kind of
gambling game is available on Internet. You can play
traditional card games online as well as casino gambling
game. Now through online sites you can bet on sports
also. Today mobile gambling is also available by which
you can wager money in any current or upcoming sports
event.
Online
Gambling Problem:
Online gambling introduces many new gambling problem
which may causes tremendous harm to youth as well adult.
Its also inflaming the other old gambling problems.
Internet gambling increases the problem related to
gambling like gambling addiction,
bankruptcy, crime, suicide, job absenteeism, and lowered
workplace productivity.
Though online gambling is
a serious problem for society but its basically targeted
the younger generation as they stick with Internet.
Teenagers are generally crazy for Internet and they can
easily access Internet games in computer. The main
problem with online gambling is age. Generally in casino
gambling is prohibited among youth which are under 18.
But in online gambling it is difficult to find out the
age of the gambler. So, any one can easily play online
without any age restriction.
The law regarding online
gambling is also not very clear. Though it is prohibited
in maximum states but it is difficult to control or
prohibit online gambling totally. Actually main
difficulty is to find out the host of online gambling.
Apart from addiction
there is another big problem with gambling which often
face by gambler is that getting of winning cash. As it
is difficult to find out the location of site with whom
you play gambling, hence if they not deposited your
winning on your account then you will never get your
money.
So, these are the various
problem we often seen with online gambling.
Factors
for Development of Online Gambling Habit:
There are
some factors of which help in development of online
gambling habit. These are:
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The
ability to gamble 24 hours a day in from home.
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The
decrease in the perception of the value of cash -
i.e. players are forgetting that they are spending
money.
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Easy
accessibility.
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Lack of
clear/applicable statute.
Online
gambling problem is , therefore, a serious problem for
us if we does not take any appropriate measure to
prevent it.
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