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Regulating online casinos is bound to create an irreversible problem gambling epidemic and innocent children will develop the habits of compulsive gamblers due to the easy accessibility of gambling activity.

At least that is what opponents of online casinos have no problem blurting from their soap boxes.  The only problem with this “freedom of speech” is that it is not founded in any truth.  Most scientific studies have shown that online casinos do not have a great effect on the increase in problem gambling numbers.  In truth, there are still more accounts of problem gambling in brick and mortar casinos than found at online casinos; an interesting point at a time when online casinos are beginning to out perform their brick and mortar counterparts.

This is the sort of data that Professor Dan Ross has uncovered in his study of gambling activity.  Professor Ross is the director of research for the National Responsible Gambling Program of South Africa. 

“On a theoretical level, online gaming’s increased accessibility should make it more dangerous than traditional gaming,” explained Professor Ross.

“But... it does not seem to be the reality.” 

Ross doe access one danger that online casinos do pose to problem gamblers, but it is a threat that brick and mortar casinos pose as well.  The danger to problem gamblers is access to lines of credit beyond their means.  For this problem  Professor Ross offers the simple solution of placing restriction on accounts, creating a betting limit.

“It can be said that people may not fully appreciate the financial implications of using credit and it could get even responsible gamblers into trouble,” continued Ross.

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