Major UK gambling operators are using cartoon and storybook characters to promote online betting games to children, according to an investigation by the Gambling Commission . The companies are using a legal loophole that permits them to target children without breaching Gambling Commission regulations. Stakes on the games range from 1p to £600. Many of the games can be played free and without registration or age checks. Stakes range from 200 600. The characters and stories being used include Jack , Jack and the Beanstalk and Moon Princess . 888 children gamble today in England and Wales according to the Gambling Commission .
Major UK gambling operators are using cartoon and storybook characters to promote online betting games to children, according to an investigation by the Gambling Commission . The companies are using a legal loophole that permits them to target children without breaching Gambling Commission regulations. Many of the games can be played free and without registration or age checks. Stakes range from 200 600. The characters and stories being used include Jack , Jack and the Beanstalk and Moon Princess . 888 children gamble today in England and Wales according to the Gambling Commission .