Any changes introduced by the Government must be carefully targeted so that we protect the vulnerable and intervene on those showing signs of harm, whilst not driving the vast majority of millions of punters who bet safely towards the growing unsafe black market online, where there are none of the safer gambling protections used by BGC members<\/strong>,” said Betting and Gaming Council CEO Michael Dugher.<\/p><\/blockquote>\nIn the UK, the number of people who gamble on black market sites has increased by 220,000 to 460,000 over the past few years, according to the BGC. The stakes they give to these sites are in the billions.<\/p>\n
Illegal gambling and betting sites number in the thousands and don’t follow the regulations of the licensed industry. They offer little consumer protection or transparency.<\/p>\n
In addition, they also target problem gamblers, and don’t perform ID or age verification checks. The regulated industry, on the other hand, offers responsible gambling platforms through self-developed and government-led regulations.<\/p>\n
The Proof Is Out There<\/h2>\n
Around 100 years ago, the US conducted an experiment. In an attempt to reduce domestic violence and “improve family life,” it banned alcohol.<\/p>\n
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Numerous studies have shown that consumption didn’t stop, as highlighted by a Boston University article from 2020. Initially, there was a drop-off. But access to illegal, sometimes harmful booze became prevalent. Within a year after the start of the federal government’s version of Prohibition, the level of drinkers returned to two-thirds of the pre-Prohibition level.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Prohibition found one of its goals, helping cut down on domestic violence. But there’s no indication that it improved family life. Within a few short years, the government stopped its experiment, which has since been dubbed a “failure” by the Cato Institute and others.<\/p>\n
By the 1960s, Americans were drinking as much alcohol as they did pre-Prohibition. Today, despite being the number-one type of addiction, alcohol is an accepted part of society in many parts of the world.<\/strong><\/p>\nThe anti-gambling pundits would welcome a complete ban, which would irrefutably lead to unsafe gambling, just like Prohibition. The BGC added in its report on the YouGov survey that it welcomes regulations that “protect the vulnerable,” but that these cannot force the “overwhelming majority who bet safely and responsibly towards the unsafe unregulated black market online.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Previous studies have hinted at the negative effects too much regulation can have on the gaming industry. New research supports those earlier findings, indicating that “nanny state” control will only lead to a rise in black market gambling. The Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) turned to YouGov to investigate what would happen if authorities placed […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":64,"featured_media":244775,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,18943],"tags":[81919,82037,82142],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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