al casino. Another obvious problem with having online casinos is that children have easy access to them. There is no way to check ID. Anyone with a credit card number can play. Parents of children who gamble online are legally responsible for the debt that their children accumulate. It is especially easy if the parents have already been to that particular casino and set up an account. All the child would need is a password and many computer operating systems have the option of saving passwords and filling them in for the user. Young people are especially vulnerable to Internet gambling. In virtually all studies of the rates of gambling problems at various ages, high school and college-aged individuals show the highest problem rates, said an advisory on Internet gambling and addiction issued by the American Psychiatric Association (Gugliotta 1).Some people believe that online casinos are good for the local economy because they provide jobs and tax revenue for a community. This may be true but the community isnt local. Most online casinos are located overseas to avoid taxes and US regulations.Another reason for prohibition is that there is no way to regulate online overseas casinos. Real casinos in the United States are strictly monitored for fairness and must pay out certain a certain percentage. A large percentage of online casinos are not physically located in the U.S. (de Bendern 1). Even if their government monitored these casinos would we want another country dictating what is fair for our gamblers?Online casinos arent the only way of gambling online. There are also cyber bookies for sports betting and so-called free lotteries. National sports leagues are against online betting for two good reasons. When people are putting money down on games, it does enhance the possibility of actual corruption, says David Remes, an attorney for the NFL. It also sends a terrible message to young people and children about what these ...