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The Globe and Mail reporter Mary Nersessian has done a piece on internet gambling and has gone to town. With all her writing skills she portrays online gambling as highly dangerous with quotes from problem gaming sources.

Read about The Real Dangers Of Virtual Gambling according to Mary and see what you think.

My view is the dangers are overplayed somewhat by this reporter for the sake of writing a story about the booming online gambling trade, but what would I know eh? What I do know is i've had a slew of reporters from all over, including the BBC and C4 asking me about this kind of problem gaming.

I am more interested in rogue casino operators taking liberties with players winnings but you know, gamblers can afford to lose it if they bet it right? They deserve not to get paid right? This happens all day on the internet but reporters seem more interested in picking out gambling haters quoting they have had 6 people in a year who could not control themselves. Alright i'd consider closing Gamblog if one of my own players got themselves in strife with gambling but I don't actively seek out stories to poopooh a $9 billion a year industry do I?

Can you say "jump on the bandwagon"? Well if you want to jump on the anti online gambling bandwagon i'm here to tell you it's too late because wild horses can't stop it now. Where were these people in the past eh? Where were they when online gamblers were getting stiffed right left and centre? It's not as bad now as it once was but gamblers still get robbed blind or are made to jump through ever decreasing circles to get paid out in good time, if atall, if they dare to gamble and win.

Pah.