scourge of the 21st century

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Sheriff Kevin Veal said: “If £150,000 can be lost in 50 minutes under clandestine conditions in the early hours of the morning, it is an issue so great that it needs to be addressed by the wider community. It is a social issue.” Internet gambling, along with alcohol and heroin, is the scourge of the 21st century because it is unregulated,” said. “It also raises questions about the wisdom of credit card companies allowing borrowing levels to be raised without any real checks. “My own firm is seeing more and more cases of bankruptcies every week arising from addiction to online gambling.”