This article from Deutsche Welle examines the use of German online gambling sites by Italian mafia members for transferring money made by human trafficking and drugs into legal circulation. Due to unclear laws, the police are powerless to stop the situation, as more and more illegal money exchanges hands over the internet. A prominent Italian lawyer described the “unbelievable” sums of money flowing through internet gambling, which could total almost $2 billion.
US study examined more than 700,000 online gamblers and only 4% made money from online betting
In a first-of-its-kind study from the University of California San Diego Rady School of Management, researchers have identified comprehensive insights