Online Gambling
The American Gaming Association has estimated that there are currently well over 2,000 web sites on the Internet devoted to online gambling. They offer a full variety of wagering options, from sports betting and casino games to poker, lotteries and bingo.
In 1999 it was stated in a National Gambling Impact Study conducted in the United States that, “the high speed instant gratification of internet games and the high level of privacy they offer may exacerbate problem and pathological gambling”.
Another report has put annual online gambling revenues at $26.9 billion as of 2008. That is roughly four times the gross revenues of the entire Las Vegas Strip during that same year.
Clearly, online gambling has come of age—a phenomenon that shows no sign of slowing down as it delivers the thrill of playing and winning directly to computer users worldwide.
