According to British surveys, conducted by 888.com, its online gambling membership has surged more than six times, from 2.7 million to 13 million in comparison to the previous year. The results revealed that some men and women would have seriously considered giving up their entire belongings for gambling on $5 million jackpot, which maybe the UK next best thing.
Since the end of 2003, the amount of money people are willing to bet online has gone up by 566 percent, mounting the gambling industry in Britain onto the most privileged top notch position. The adoption of Paradise Poker by Britain's Sportingbet, the champion in world's online gambling, precipitated the share increase by over 50 percent.
PartyGaming, one of the most distinguished online poker firms promised to launch an enterprise, worth over 3 billion pounds that will be estimated as the largest listing in over three years. But anti-addiction campaigners have protested moves unleashing gambling regulations.
The professor of gambling studies at Nottingham Trent University, Mark Griffiths have said he holds no evidence showing that online gambling does more harm than other forms of gambling. Though he did admit that online casinos could potentially cause more addiction ailments, since betting with virtual money with an easy access of 24 hours a day, psychologically diminishes its worth.
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| Source: gamblingsmart news writer
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Thursday, 3 February 2005 |
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