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Positive Uses for Social Networking

Problem gambling is an issue that has been making headlines in the online casino gambling industry for years now – as the industry expands everyone on both sides of the fence is looking for new and innovative ways to ensure that the prevalence of problem gambling does not increase as a result of the rise in internet gambling activity. The National Council of Problem Gambling (NCPG) announced that this week is problem gambling awareness week – and in an effort to spread the word in new ways and reach more gamblers who are at risk, the NCPG launched a YouTube campaign that it has high hopes will go viral and touch a lot of people throughout the week.

The Chair of Awareness week for the NCPG, Jeff Beck, noted that YouTube was decided as the main vehicle for the message this year because of its popularity with the target demographic, “kids and young adults.” One of the hopes though is that in addition to individuals just watching the public service announcements that will air on YouTube throughout the week, that those affected by problem gambling at the land or online casinos, or in any capacity really, will also make PSA-type videos and post them to the site.

Although online casino gambling is illegal in the United States, that doesn’t even remotely mean that the activity is blocked – rather it has gone underground into an unregulated black market where those that participate are at an even higher risk for problem gambling. The NCPG hopes that by using the element of social networking that the message will reach more individuals than ever before.