Resumen de Gambling laws need an update to protect kids
Huge numbers of children are gambling online, the UK Gambling Commission reports. About 25,000 children aged between 11 and 16 meet the definition of a problem gambler, according to the commission's latest annual survey. And some 370,000 children in England, Scotland and Wales--12 per cent of the total--said they had gambled in the past week. The most common forms of gambling that children participate in take place in the physical realm, involving fruit machines, scratch cards or just making wagers with friends. Now, however, a type of online gambling called "skin betting" is also taking off, and a regulatory blind spot means children are able to easily take part. Here, Revell argues that we now need new laws that are properly adapted to the digital age.
