Online gambling has become a scientific branch

Intensive development of the gaming industry caused the formation of a new area of ​​political and scientific research – that is online-regulation of gambling. This area covers legal and regulatory issues as well as issues of social security and health care.

Gambling industry has become a major information supplier for research in this vast and ever-changing sphere of governmental and regulatory jurisdictions. When it comes to the latest trends in regulation of gambling, such as online sports betting, Europe is the undisputed leader in this area. The politicians who make laws on the rules of coercive measures and prohibitions should fully explore the entire system of online betting, they need to read numerous scientific papers before they make hasty conclusions.

According to the latest survey of regulators, this is UK where regulation works appropriately, significantly adding to country economy.

The main question of almost all the studies is to determine the extent and impact of gambling on the population in general.

Studies reveal features that can lead to problems among online players, including such as accessibility and convenience, comfortable surroundings, solitary game, anonymity, etc. Ease of electronic payments also constitutes a threat.

This is interesting that studies mainly focus on the problematic aspects of gambling and rarely provide information on the positive aspects. Users love to gamble, while the impact of online gambling on the acquisition of gambling addict syndrome has not been studied.

Basically, all of the studies are based on overseeing gambling addicts, but there are also those who have responsible approach to the game and use gambling just as a way to have good time not becoming addicted to cards, dices and slots.

The fact that this part of players is mostly not researched, can be explained by the fact that such data would spoil gambling addicts’ statistics used by many usual thieves covering up their dirty work in hopes to get a ward with semi-annual treatment instead of prison cell for a few years. Government is using this statistics as well, fueling the speculations, getting billions of dollars allegedly for treatment of problem gamblers, but providing neither any statistics about cured, nor any data on research about care for patients.

The best defense against gambling addiction is knowledge; recently drawn attention regulators to that, and started creating a safety net for players who are facing difficulties.

Internet gambling became a global phenomenon, and it's unlikely to change. On the contrary, it is expected that in the near future internet gambling demand and popularity will grow.

All these prove that this is better for politicians to change their points of view and create a well-regulated markets for online gambling with full control over the operators, rather than prohibit gambling, thereby encouraging the player to visit illegal establishments.