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Gambling is a very old activity which has negative image in most of countries, but legal gambling can make economic growth. “Gambling is almost as old as mankind itself. In present times, gambling is available and part of social life in many societies and cultures, but varies greatly in the international context” (Ludwig, Kräplin, Braun, and Kraus, 2013, p. 1554-1561). Gambling is around the world with different form, for instance, horse racing, car racing and lotteries. Even some people think the stock market, the futures and the insurance are kind of betting. Betting activities are tried to predict the future and can win numerous money. Therefore, betting attract amounts of people. Gambling can bring financial benefits; however it causes some problems. This essay will examine the problems and the solutions of the gambling. These problems include addiction of online gambling, personal financial problems and broken families. The solutions include limiting betting website, legislation and education.
Internet betting is a big challenge, because it is everywhere and hard to control. Gamblers can bet money easier than before with internet technology improved. The opportunity to bet has dramatic expansion with technology permitting for access to betting products 24 hours a day. This raised internet availability challenges governments abilities to restrict access to wagering (Phillips, Ogeil, Chow, and Blaszczynski, 2013, p. 601-611). The websites can log in anytime and anywhere, it makes the gamesters have more chance to addict on wagering. Moreover, the betting websites are not all legal; some of them are illegal or overseas, so it may cause more problems. The other ways of gambling are easier to control besides internet betting. Thus, the government has difficulty catching and controlling the illegal betting websites. The solution for online betting is to set the fire wall. The internet police should make fire wall and catch the illegal gambling website. The policy