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Put the Onus on the Parents

If you tune into any debate where the online casino gambling industry is being discussed you will hear a lot of the detractors of the industry arguing that the gambling industry is compromising the youth of the world. Underage individuals are accessing internet gambling sites and then developing negative gambling habits and it just has to stop. This is a key argument for those who support protectionist policies related to the online casinos. My question though is simple, where are the parents is all of this? If the youth of America are accessing the internet gambling sites then they’re doing it from somewhere that has access to gambling sites – most likely their home computers.

Parents have a responsibility to their children to take proactive steps to make the internet a safe place –that means using the appropriate software needed to block questionable Web sites and making sure that they are monitoring internet habits. Everyone all over the US gets all up in arms when the US government begins to invade their personal lives with regulations and restrictions – but why not take personally responsible for why the government is getting involved in the first place. The online casino gambling detractors have a point when they note that the youth of America have access to gambling sites and advertisements…and it’s not entirely the fault of the gambling companies.

The internet is not a safe medium for children. There is a lot of good that comes out of the internet and certainly children increasingly need to learn good search and internet skills in this digital age, but internet use should be monitored at the parental level, not just the federal government. Online casinos should definitely not target underage gamblers, but the onus of protection should really reside with the parents, the options are out there and they need to do their research and actively safeguard their home computers.