A study out of Canada says that online gambling should be legalized and regulated so the money can be used to help problem gamers. The studies, conducted jointly by academics of the University of Western Ontario in Canada and the University of Nevada at Las Vegas, found that online gamblers wager more often than regular casino gamblers. Because they’re able to hide their activity easier, gambling can easily become part of their daily lives.

“When not seen as reserved solely as behavior for an outing or a special occasion, gambling is more likely to become a pernicious, insidiously integrated component of a consumer’s life.”

They also found that the industry is too big to attempt to stop it, so regulating it and using revenues to help problem gamers is the best choice at this point in time. And warning levels should be used after players lose a certain amount of money.