With as many as six percent of Nova Scotia teen-agers between the ages of 15 and 17 admitting that they’ve tried their hand at online gambling, the provinces gaming commission is looking to test a new computer program aimed at blocking internet gambling sites.

Labeled Betstopper, the new software is said to be capable of blocking up to 94 percent of online gambling sites. The Province is hoping to lineup 500 volunteer families to help test the new program in their homes. The CEO of the Nova Scotia Gaming Commission, Marie Mullally claims its way too easy for today’s youth to gain access to online gambling sites. With many of the sites unsupervised, unregulated, and with no age restriction or security checks, Mullally thinks it’s all too easy for teen-agers to get on line and take their pick out of thousands of online gambling options.

A rough estimate by the gaming commission revealed that there are more than 2,300 casino-style internet gambling sites in the world. If families involved in the program’s testing like the product, the provincial agency has said they will then make it widely available to the rest of the province.

-Danny Davis

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