The online betting group spoken out against charity GamCare for “whipping up a media storm” after claiming that the internet was “basically a lawless land” and that the circumstances of online gambling, the speed with which people can bet and its solitary nature, remove a layer of protection that is present in betting shops and casinos.
Sportingbet\’s Chief Executive Nigel Payne said that he was disappointed with GamCare\’s approach: “Either they want to work with the industry to help it to be better controlled, or they want to be a sensationalist organization that stirs up media headlines.”