Australian Senator Looks to Ban Online Casino iPhone Apps

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(Free-Press-Release.com) May 3, 2010 -- Apple has several popular iPhone applications. The games are offered from smaller casinos, casual gaming companies and even gaming giants like Harrah's. Some of these online casino games are available for free but many have nominal costs to download. While most of the applications offer games which are more or less exactly the same as those found in both the online casinos and their land based counterparts, some of the applications are listed as recommended for those 12 years old and up. Even more surprising is that some carry no recommended age at all.

Senator Nick Xenaphon is waging a campaign to stop this oversight as he says, "Having a recommended age description of 12 is totally inadequate."

He also added that he intended on bringing the matter to the attention of country's lawmakers in Canberra and has recommended that the federal government set up an inquiry into creating laws which would outlaw gambling games targeted toward minors and children.

"There needs to be a parliamentary inquiry into online gambling laws because otherwise we will see a new wave of problem gamblers as soon as these kids turn 18," Senator Xenophon added.

One of the games is produced by Big Fish games, which is based in Seattle, Washington. The company is mostly know for their casual games which aren't gambling related at all however they do offer casino type applications that currently don't feature any age restriction. The company has yet to comment on what actions if any they will take.

While Xenophon has admitted that it is all but impossible to outright ban these iPhone games in the country he plans to introduce provisions that would make it illegal to market iPhone gambling apps to children.

While such legislation might seem unenforceable or even interfering Australia is no stranger to censorship legislation. In 2008, the Australian Labor Party proposed that there be mandatory Internet filtering for Australia. While the policy has never been enacted, it has received a great deal of opposition and has been effectively shelved until the Labor Party can get enough votes or the government chooses to implement it in another way. To read more on casino gaming visit 21 Online Casinos for independent and honest online casino reviews, news and updates.

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