Everyone thought that when the UK Centre for Social Research released its report on problem gaming rates (the first since 1999), there would be a massive increase in problem gamblers because of the increased access to Internet gambling.
As was reported almost everywhere yesterday, everyone was wrong.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/09...g_survey_2007/In fact, the report notes, only six per cent of all Brits gambled online at all last year, and the percentage of the population considered to be "problem gamblers" remains unchanged since 1999 at either 0.5 per cent or 0.6 per cent, depending on the metrics used. This suggests the ease of access to gambling on the internet has had no effect on the gambling habits of UK residents. (Burke Hansen, The Register)
The commission's report can be found here ... perhaps Barney Frank et all can use this to defuse all the cries that Internet gambling CAUSES problem gambling.
http://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk...?ContentId=288