Gambling has gone mainstream in a large part, due to the Internet. We are long way from the days when the only way you could gamble was to go the race track or hop on a plane to Vegas. Online poker, bingo, casinos . . . make it possible for anyone to gamble at any time.
The gambling industry has also made tremendous efforts to introduce gambling to younger and younger audiences. Zynga poker is now one of the most successful Facebook applications, allowing children and adults alike to play poker online for free. The average teen oday knows how to gamble.
Exposure to gambling at an early age increases the likelihood of developing a compulsive gambling problem. Further, for populations that would have never been exposed, the temptations of bingo, poker and blackjack online are hard to resist. It’s simple statistics, A certain percentage of the population will become addicted to gambling when exposed. Expose more – get more addicts. And that is what has happened with Internet gambling.
It is dangerous for gambling to be so accessible in a home. The warnings and prevention techniques used on sites to prevent access by minors can not detect a user’s age. The aggressive marketing and free offers and deals anyone can receive are highly effective in getting non-gamblers hooked. It is up to each family to ensure that gambling is not accessible at a click of the mouse.
Without a gambling filter, gambling is available 24/7 to anyone online. Take responsibility, install a gambling filter and block gambling and betting sites from your home and office computers.





