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Originally Posted by WillowTheWhisp
Ooooh MH you're not joining in an AccyWeb witch hunt are ya? 
Yes I agree it's too easy to get at gambling sites on the internet. Sometimes even the fun free quiz sites are sponsored by ads from on-line casinos. It's also easy to apply for a credit card online so you could get one and then use it to get deeper and deeper into gambling debt.
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Witch hunts when where and can I join in? Thought we had to wait for Halloween for that?
It is the case at the moment that getting credit is as easy as buying your morning newspaper and the companies who provide them are happy because they have nice high intrest rates. These cards can be handy ina an emergency but a killer if in financial strife. Its time that these companies had a set of rules that governed the use of cards by examining spending patterns. They must know who they are paying the cash to and what these companies do and therefore could stop the card before it becomes out of control. Its in the intrest of these companies especially if they want teir mony back plus the intrest that gives them their profits. It can be argued that the person who has the card needs to be responsible yet if they are caught in an addiction like gambling then that will be their downfall.
What safe guards are in place in the oline gambling industry? What rules do they adhere to? Is there any help promoted for those with a problem (dont use these sites so dont know) even in a popup or small advert. The industry needs to realise that they look bad if more and more of their customers (victims) fall into a financial quagmire. As was mentioned earlier in the post its the most vunerable of these peoples families ie children that can suffer as much if not more than the person with the addiction.
Maybe it is time for more ridged controls even in this country to avoid the misery it causes. I am not saying ban it as in the USA but find away to protect all concerned so that they can have their fun but without too heavy a penelty. Even a Super Casino is going to cause problems for some if and when it lands with people "overdoing" it. We know the issues so its about time someone got of ther arthur and did something about it!