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of the biggest arguments you can hear from those opposing the
legalization of the online casinos is that the casino websites are
not safe for minors. Those people claim that such an easy access to
casino gambling would corrupt the youth and lead to financial
problems. But in reality, nothing could be further from the truth
and as a matter of fact the online casino websites remain safer for
minors than the regular land-based casinos. For one, you don't have
to drive to the online casinos and considering some of the land
based casinos are located in already deteriorated neighborhoods, or
those communities fell apart after the casino was built, is one
gigantic plus for online gambling. Drinking and driving is also not
an option with the casino websites - some states are looking into
stopping alcohol sales at the casinos early, namely because of the
increased DUI-related accidents. Of course, you don't have to drive
to the online casinos at all. In addition, the online
casinos always require multiple form of ID verification - from
copies of drivers licenses, credit cards, some even going as far as
requesting a photocopy of a utility bill, while at the land based
casino halls the highest form of age verification is a look at an
ID, which could be easily faked, and sometimes the bored security
guard may not even check if you look old enough or it's the rush
hour. Not to mention that we have never seen a clerk ask for an ID
when purchasing a lotto ticket at the gas stations. Some states also
have self-serve lottery ticket dispensing machines, where age
verification is zero. But at the online casinos a minor will need a
much larger numbers of faked documents in order to gamble. Another
feature of the online casino websites is the spending limit imposed
not only by the online casinos, in order to protect themselves from
fraudulent activity, but also forced by the ewallets the online
casino may use. This is a great safeguard against excessive and
compulsive gambling, something that is not practiced by the
land-based casino gambling establishments.
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