document: The social impact of Internet gambling Technology has always played a role in the development of gambling practices and continues to provide new market opportunities . One of the fastest growing areas is that of Internet gambling . The effect of such technologies should not be accepted uncritically , particularly as there may be areas of potential concern based on what is known about problem gambling offline . This article has three aims . First , it overviews some of the main social concerns about the rise of Internet gambling . Second , it looks at the limited research that has been carried out in this area . Third , it examines whether Internet gambling is doubly addictive , given research that suggests that the Internet can be addictive itself . It is concluded that technological developments in Internet gambling will increase the potential for problem gambling globally , but that many of the ideas and speculations outlined in this article need to be addressed further by large-scale empirical studies
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