If there is one thing you cannot accuse the online bingo industry of doing, and that’s not recognizing its responsibility in limiting the effects of problem gambling. I would say that bingo online as an industry practices some of the most aware policies in trying to negate the effects of problem gambling and its social consequences.
A story out of Alberta, Canada, recently caught my eye in which an attempt has been made to get problem gamblers to sign onto a list of people who have voluntarily banned themselves from going to casinos. Guess what? The scheme has not worked.
The problem gamblers who signed on have subsequently found it all too easy to sneak past security who can’t be expected to remember the faces of all 1,500 people on the list. Oh well,… at least they tried.
I prefer the way in which UK online bingo halls are able to minimize problem gambling through being able to operate in a well regulated gaming environment. The UK leads the world in this regard and online bingo games have maintained their sociable nature as a result.
There are always going to be people who take things too far and problem gambling is a serious problem for those affected by it. However, the Alberta experiment has shown us the way not to deal with this problem – Online bingo seems to be doing a much better job,… at least here in the UK.
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