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The United Kingdom has been praised as one of the first countries to truly regulate online casinos on a federal level.  Most credit the regulation process a success and hold the United Kingdom as an example of how well a country can effectively oversee online casinos and Internet gambling

A recent case in the news involving a postal worker stealing from Royal Mail to feed her gambling addiction has people questioning the effect of legal online casinos on the populous.  39 year old Patricia Barnes has been sentenced to a 12 month term for stealing special delivery posts.  Barnes admitted to using the cash, usually found within such posts, to gamble at online casinos. 

Problem gambling counselors claim that similar cases are happening with increased regularity around the nation.  Everyday people seem to be stealing money in order to wager at online casinos.

The numbers have not grown to an unhealthy proportion.  At the moment roughly 98 percent of people that visit online casinos display healthy gambling behavior.  The problem is that games requiring limited skills like bingo or slot machines attract people that would not necessarily work up the courage to walk into a land based gambling establishment.  It is typically on these low and no skill games found at online casinos that irresponsible players will exercise their addiction.

“Most of the people who end up in court are first time offenders and all their friends would be surprised that they are there,” explained a former addict, who wished to remain anonymous.

“But losing money and lying about it because you don't think it's a problem is all part of the pathology of gambling.”

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