July 14th, 2013
Online Betting in the UK has already exceeded ?2 billion and in an attempt to break into the world of online betting, Facebook has teamed up with bookmaker Paddy Power for in-play betting. This is major online gambling expansion from Facebook. The offer is ?restricted to the UK, where Sports Betting is all legal.
Facebook was under fire earlier for offering casino games with real money winnings. The recent deal with Paddy power which that was announced yesterday will enable Facebook to integrate ?Paddy Power in Play ? the sport betting platform, and make it availible to its users from the UK.
Sports Betting Right From your Facebook Account
?Paddy Power in Play ?will enable Facebook users to bet right from their Facebook accounts on a variety of sporting events while providing them the opportunity to engage with other players.
Both the Companies are excited about the prospects of this new sport betting product. According to?Peter O?Donovan, managing director of Paddy Power ????We are pleased to partner with Facebook on this pioneering work. ? ?,while the Facebook spokesman was quoted as saying ??Online betting is a very popular and a regulated phenomenon in the UK , we have carefully selected our provider and we have taken strict measures to prevent under 18 ?.
How Safe Will be the Under Age ?
Facebook has some 3 million UK based users that are aged in the range of 13 to 17 , which is an alarming sign for the campaign groups.
Both Facebook & Paddy Power have assured that ?strict measures are taken to make ?Paddy Power in Play ??totally inaccessible to users under 18. ?But critics are still skeptical and have raised concerns that under 18 can still access the product by providing ?wrong age information or using their parents credit cards.
A similar research in 2008 by the Gambling commission has found that almost 1 million children are suffering with gambling problems. A campaign group ?Stop Children Gambling ? has stated on its website that Street Bookmakers have the same age limit but they can at least identify the gamblers age with the face looks and unfortunately it is not the case on internet.
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