Online gambling Apps exploit teens, prompting calls for action

Online gambling Apps exploit teens, prompting calls for action

Concerns surge over online casinos entrapping Kuwaiti teens in addiction and losses. KUWAIT CITY, Jan 14: In a concerning trend, online gambling “casinos” are leveraging attractive sounds and graphics to ensnare teenagers, leading them into the perilous realm of addiction and financial losses. Specialists in technology, Sharia, and law have sounded the alarm, cautioning against …

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Concerns surge over online casinos entrapping Kuwaiti teens in addiction and losses.

KUWAIT CITY, Jan 14: In a concerning trend, online gambling “casinos” are leveraging attractive sounds and graphics to ensnare teenagers, leading them into the perilous realm of addiction and financial losses.

Specialists in technology, Sharia, and law have sounded the alarm, cautioning against these electronic platforms offering various gambling games and virtual machines. Despite legal opinions revealing that these online casinos operate under licenses from external bodies beyond Kuwaiti government oversight, technical analyses highlight teenagers resorting to unblocking techniques to access these gambling platforms.

Beyond the financial risks associated with these games, concerns extend to the theft of banking information and potential legal accountability, as many countries criminalize this form of gaming.

To exacerbate the situation, these games’ services