These will include secure billing, and credit and age checks. "For the first time it will be a criminal offence to allow a child to play [remote gambling]," says the spokesperson.
But others are not convinced it will be enough to prevent this and other forms of corruption. A Gamblers Anonymous (GA) press officer says he has been to many legislation meetings over the years: "Every word of warning ... has been ignored."
While GA doesn't distinguish between types of gamblers, the organization has not seen many mobile phone gambling addicts. Yet.
"Our membership reflects what is happening in society ... and there's normally a gestation period before they arrive at GA. In a couple of years time, the make-up of our membership will reflect the number of people gambling on their mobile phones. A few years ago, the number of internet gamblers was few and far between; now it is very different."
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