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> What's frustrating me....

... is that gambling sites are except.

I may need to prove my age to visit Reddit (and soon Wikipedia) but not to visit Bet365, Ladbrook's, Paddy Power etc etc.

Need I tell you who some of the biggest lobbyists and political donors have been?

>>GJim+(OP)
This doesn't seem accurate to me - Gambling sites legally operating in the UK already have strict KYC requirements applied to them via the Gamling regulator.

Visiting a gambling site isn't restricted, but signing up and gambling is.

>>glenja+Z
They’ve already found a loophole for that: If you gamble with fake money (acquired through real money and a confusing set of currency conversions) and the prizes are jpegs of boat-girls (or horse-girls, as I hear are popular lately) or football players, you can sell to all the children you want.

>>glenja+Z
You <-------> The point

If age restriction technology is now being introduced to prevent kids *viewing* "inappropriate" websites, then why are gambling websites being given a free pass?

The answer is to follow the money:

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=gambling%20industry%20lobb...