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Fighting the Problem

As the online casino gambling industry rapidly spreads throughout the world a key focus and valid criticism is still the fact that problem gambling is a social issue that has not been fully solved. Although the internet gambling sites claim they have policies and procedures in place to mitigate the rapid spread of problem gambling habits, the sad fact is that as internet gambling allows more people to gamble, there are more gamblers suffering from gambling addictions – and in some cases the internet gambling sites have been attributed to general internet addictions as well! There is an inherent flaw right now in the way that problem gambling is viewed at the online casinos, and even within the international governments. The internet gambling industry is viewed as responsible as long as the statistical rate of problem gambling remains similar to land gambling levels of problem gambling.

What this does not highlight though is the fact that although the rate of problem gambling throughout countries allowing legal online casinos remains similar to rates before the implementation of a regulated gambling industry, there are still a lot of more gamblers suffering from addiction. As more gamblers head to the gambling sites the same percentage are suffering from some sort of problem gambling issue – but percentage aside, there are still more gamblers suffering.

Problem gambling research has really peaked in popularity as a choice issue this year; as more governments consider gambling regulations as a way to bring in more revenue to the state coffers, a need for a comprehensive solution to problem gambling is even more imperative. Right now it is an issue that is often swept under the table and ignored, and when it’s not, there are still few full studies and research on just how to treat and prevent problem gambling.