By Jim Krane
LONDON (APBnews.com) Law enforcement officials say a
fast growing number of Internet casinos have the ability to defraud millions of dollars
from unsuspecting gamblers, and are almost impossible to police.
Some Internet gaming sites may be legitimate, said Allen. But
gamblers and police have no way of knowing. Some sites refuse to pay a gambler's
winnings. Others calibrate their games so players can't win. Some sell players' credit
card information, Allen said.
Some online casinos simply disappear after taking gambling
deposits from bettors, said Allen and Lewis Endlar, a researcher at Britain's Manchester
Metropolitan University. In a single day last year, Allen said eight online casinos
disappeared with wagers they collected.
Sites are taking wagers, closing down and reopening
elsewhere," Endlar said. "You might think you're a valued customer until, one
day, you log on and the casino isn't there. It can close down in a few seconds. They're
doing this regularly."
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