Child Gambling

Is Your Child Gambling?

In this internet age where kids spend more time behind a computer than playing outside with friends, how can you be sure what they are doing? Of course you can restrict access to the internet to certain times but when they are logged on what are they doing? We have all read about the risks associated with meeting unknown people on the internet and exchanging personal information; hopefully the attention this issue has had will reduce the frequency of problems but what about gambling?  We know children are attracted to bright lights and flashy advertising and the opportunity to make money is always attractive and you do not need to go far to see adverts for poker tournaments in particular. There are web sites around where signing up is not necessary and there is therefore no control over who is playing. Even if they are not playing for money, this could be the start of an addiction. Larger online Casinos do take their responsibilities on this issue seriously and do everything they can to prevent underage gambling. To combat this there are an ever increasing number of special software products becoming available that will let you know which sites are being visited and for how long or even to block gambling sites. If you are a worried parent take a look around.