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Internet gambling was simply too tempting for an Australian man living in Western Australia. The man obtained credit using other people’s information and then used the credit at online casinos. He currently faces several fraud charges and could face even more as the investigation continues. Online casino gambling sites are debated around the world and are often criticized for both the high levels of gambling addiction and because they are occasionally a source for rampant criminal activity in countries with less-than-adequate gambling regulations.

The division within the police department, specifically the Major Fraud Squad, tracked the fraudulent activity back to the fraudster and subsequently confiscated documents and computers from the man’s house. The fraudster culled the information from customers of the Perth Building Society, and subsequently, the building society began receiving an increasingly large number of disputed transaction complaints from the customers. The fraudster’s confiscated computers indicate that hundreds of thousands of dollars in stolen credit was used a several overseas online casinos.

The police department reports that the man currently faces fraud charges totaling roughly $155,000, but that as the investigations into online casino accounts continues, and more customers report fraudulent transactions, the number could soar as high as $450,000. Online casinos gambling addiction is a serious illness that is increasingly affecting more and more internet gamblers all over the globe. As the e-gaming industry grows online gaming operators are increasingly taking more precautions and finding safeguards that protect players from both fraud and gambling addiction.