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- Title
Minors and Gambling Regulation.
- Authors
Carran, Malgorzata
- Abstract
Early initiation of gambling has been argued to be closely correlated with placing players at higher risk of developing problem gambling behaviour in the future. The vast majority of jurisdictions, including Great Britain, attempts to eliminate minors' access to gambling by making it illegal and by requiring gambling providers to adopt strict age-verification procedures. Despite those measures minors continue to successfully access gambling. This paper demonstrates that British legal framework suffers frommany statutory loopholes. It considers weaknesses in the regulatory offences as well as enforcement deficiencies. It further highlights how the differences between black letter law, political rhetoric and practical application undermine the strength of the prohibition of gambling by minors.
- Subjects
UNITED Kingdom; GAMBLING laws; GAMBLING behavior; GAMBLING industry; GAMBLING &; college students
- Publication
European Journal of Risk Regulation, 2013, Vol 4, Issue 4, p509
- ISSN
1867-299X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1017/S1867299X00003135