Technology - Internet Gambling, Online Gambling

Online Gambling There is a major issue to be dealt with, which is spreading with little regulatory oversight and no effective screens against participation by the young and the vulnerable. Internet gambling represents one of the fastest growing segments of online activity with more than seven hundred web sites now providing users the opportunity to wager everything from casino games to sporting events. According to internet research firms, the industry will pull in $1.5 billion in …

…catch sneaky children who try to register under their parents' names. The online casinos allow customers to set a limit on the amount of money they can wager in a week, month, or year. Raising the limit entails a waiting period. Many people gamble on the internet every day. Online gambling promotes addiction and presents great potential for criminal abuse. Therefore, online gambling should be made completely illegal or should be controlled in some manner.