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Internet
Gambling - Risks and Consequences |
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Risk
and Consequences |
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Unregulated
Gambling: New Jersey has strict regulatory
oversight of Atlantic City casinos; however, Internet
casinos and other types of on-line gambling are
not regulated and not legal. Those
who participate in on-line gambling are at risk
of being defrauded of potentially large amounts
of money. There are no guarantees of payment,
fairness or legitimacy when it comes to Internet
gambling. |
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Underage
and Problem Gambling: Because on-line gambling
is conducted in isolation - in the privacy of
one's home, office, etc. - there is no human interaction
that might prevent underage gambling and no opportunity
for intervention should a bettor start to exhibit
signs of problem gambling. Children can easily
get hold of a credit card which they can use to
gamble online. They can run up large amounts
of debt before being detected. Internet gambling
is particularly dangerous for problem gamblers.
If you or someone you know has a gambling problem,
call 1-800-Gambler or
visit the
Council on Compulsive Gambling of New Jersey.
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Personal
and Financial Information at Risk: Providing
credit card numbers, bank account access, or other
financial or personal information to Internet
gambling sites is extremely risky. New Jersey
does not approve or regulate any of these sites,
so you may be putting yourself at risk of credit
card fraud, identity theft, or other financial
crimes by disclosing information that should be
kept secure. |
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"Totally
Legal" Sites: A number of Internet gambling
web sites claim that they are totally legal. Don't
be fooled by this statement - Internet gambling
is not legal in New Jersey. |
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Prosecutions:
Operators of several Internet gambling sites have
been prosecuted and convicted federally and by
several states. |
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