Credit for online gamblers 'a big problem'.

Byline: Julius Baumann

Credit for online gamblers 'a big problem' JULIUS BAUMANN WHETHER the advent of online gaming has led to an increase in problem gambling is the question that Prof Don Ross, research director at the National Responsible Gambling Programme, will have to ponder. On a theoretical level, online gaming's increased accessibility should make it more dangerous than traditional gaming. But from the limited investigation we have done, it does not seem to be the reality, says Ross. In a letter to Business Day, a reader, who preferred not to be named, laments: My life has been ruined by gambling. Frankly, I sorted things out and then along came these online …