Facebook is playing a vital role
in turning the teen agers in to the gamblers. Teenagers are becoming gambling
addicts because of Facebook gambling games. Many experts have already warned Facebook
that if they won’t stop promoting casino type games on their social networking
site, they will turn the teens in to gamblers.
Latest reports issued by the
experts of UK have shown that teens consider that the gambling is the harmless
fun. Additionally, the reporters of Daily Mail have also highlighted the
adverse impact of the casino games on Facebook. Daily Mail report says that
teen agers use the virtual coins to play the thrilling games. They gamble for
the jackpot of roulettes and slot machine games from the virtual coin.
Another fact is, Facebook does
not allow the accounts for the children under the age of 13 years. This is the
lowest age for registering the Facebook account. However, fact is quite
opposite. In fact the kids under 13 years have their Facebook accounts. Kids
usually enter false data and become Facebook member. At this age, kids are more
prone to games. Facebook with dozens of casino games become reason for catching
the attention of the kids. Kids start playing games without realising the
adverse effects.
Even the government of the
different countries has set the minimum age for playing the gambling games. For
instance, the minimum age for gambling games in UK is 18 years. This is the
legal age in Britain still kids under 13 years are playing the gambling games.
The germs of Facebook are
floating in every home equipped with smart phone devices and the personal
computers. In fact, parents also find them helpless in stopping their children
from not playing gambling games. Facebook is a home of dozens of casino games.
These include the slot mania, jack pot joy, double down casino, Zynga, Fluff
friends etc.
These games are quite famous.
They are almost equal in fame as the other social games are. The evidence of
their fame is clear from the share of Zynga. Only Zynga is capturing the 12
percent share of the Facebook revenue. The fame of Zynga can also be known from
the fact that last month Zynga slot machines have been launched in the casinos
of UK.
A parent warned Facebook and try
to grab their attention towards the gambling issue when her 13 years old
daughter start feeling upset when she loosed virtual money on Fluff friends.
She said that if this issue is not rectified and solved then children will
become habitual from the younger age and it will be a huge problem to stop them
from gambling activities, in the long term. She further added that gambling is
the lifelong risk and children will become problem makers.
GamCare is UK based charity
organisation. They have dictated the Gambling Commission to scrutinize the
social gaming issues at Facebook. This issue is quite challenging, as gambling
games can be enjoyed and played free of cost. Thus, kids feel encouraging while
playing the games. So, the question is how this commission will stop kids?
Mr. Mandy Barrie director of
Gambling Commission has said that they have to be very careful in fighting
against this risk. Because, early exposure to the gambling games develops huge
problem in the adulthood.
In this regard, the Facebook spokesperson added
that they will also play their part in stopping the kids from not to play the
gambling games. They will abide by the local law of gambling and will bind
their guidelines for their game developers.
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