The news from Australia that its new government will start introducing new Internet legislation to stop children from accessing banned websites is another potential blow for online gaming, including online bingo games and online bingo halls.

While pornography is the main aim of this new legislation, online casinos will also be targeted and this adds yet another front in the attacks by governments on the right to choose your own form of entertainment. However, the effectiveness of trying to police such legislation via filters, as the Aussie government proposes, is bound to fail. This is because your average kid tends to be more computer-savvy than your average government legislator and will find a work-around to deal with a filter in less than a minute on average.

The only way to run an effective online gaming industry is to follow the UK lead and legislate a regulated environment. Online bingo in the UK enjoys probably the best environment in the world and this is reflected by an industry that practices excellent self-policing. Why? Because it’s in the industry’s best interests to do so.

My suggestion is that the new Aussie Labour government take a close look at the UK model for online gaming. It’s worked well here, it can work well there.

Written by John Witherspoon – Need the best online bingo games? BingoStreet.com collected the best online bingo promotions and free bingo games online.

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