Cross-border Online Gambling Law and Policy

Online gambling and money laundering: “views from the inside”

“…The Gambling Act 2005 removed this lacuna (Hornle and Zammit, 2010). The idea behind the licensing and regulation of online gambling was that customers' should trust licensed "sites" in a respected jurisdiction rather than those in "suspect" offshore locations.…”

“…As with the established standards above breach of a license is an offence dealt with by a prison sentence and/or fine (Hornle and Zammit, 2010). A gambling company must therefore obtain personal, remote and software licenses before it is fully licensed in Great Britain.…”

The Psychometric Properties of the Online Gambling Symptom Assessment Scale (OGSAS)

“…Although this expanded concept of addiction overlaps with impulse control disorders, it provides a fresh perspective in defining problematic internet use as a potential behavioral addiction (Griffiths 2005). It has been alleged that online gambling presents potential risks for gamers and for society in the long term (Hornle and Zammit 2010) because the online gamblers experiencing problems can be expected to present additional issues, such as mental health problems and substance use (Petry and Gonzalez-Ibanez 2015).…”

“…In the most extreme cases, problem gambling can lead to financial, social, and family problems (Hornle and Zammit 2010) as well as criminal activity to fund the activity (Griffiths 2016).…”

“…At present, online gambling takes a variety of forms, such as lotteries, roulette games, card games (e.g., poker, blackjack), slot machines, and sports betting (Kuss and Griffiths 2012). Another popular form of online gambling is virtual poker tournaments where players are given an avatar and the flexibility to change or shape their avatar in a virtual gambling environment (Hornle and Zammit 2010).…”