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| UK backs internet gambling rules | |
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| The UK is hoping to promote plans for regulation of internet gambling at an international conference on the issue. | The UK is hoping to promote plans for regulation of internet gambling at an international conference on the issue. |
| Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell will lead a debate on the rise of unregulated online casinos at the meeting in Ascot, Berkshire. | |
| Ms Jowell advocates regulation of the industry, rather than outlawing it. | Ms Jowell advocates regulation of the industry, rather than outlawing it. |
| Last week she criticised the US, which has banned firms from taking internet bets, for creating a "new Prohibition", which could fuel an increase in crime. | Last week she criticised the US, which has banned firms from taking internet bets, for creating a "new Prohibition", which could fuel an increase in crime. |
| Worldwide standards | Worldwide standards |
| The summit at Ascot racecourse will focus on the challenges posed by remote gambling, including the protection of children and vulnerable people. | The summit at Ascot racecourse will focus on the challenges posed by remote gambling, including the protection of children and vulnerable people. |
| The possibility of internationally agreed minimum standards is also on the agenda. | The possibility of internationally agreed minimum standards is also on the agenda. |
| Under UK government plans, a Gambling Commission would vet sites, giving official approval to those with the best working practices. | Under UK government plans, a Gambling Commission would vet sites, giving official approval to those with the best working practices. |
| Operators would not be allowed to target children and would have to keep customers informed about how much money they had spent. | Operators would not be allowed to target children and would have to keep customers informed about how much money they had spent. |
| Key staff, such as managing directors and finance managers, would also be checked for links to organised crime. | Key staff, such as managing directors and finance managers, would also be checked for links to organised crime. |
| Politicians from 30 countries will attend the conference. | Politicians from 30 countries will attend the conference. |