Australian Anti-gambling group to launch simulated sports betting site for children

Calvin Ayre – A group of anti-gambling campaigners in Australia is threatening to launch a simulated sports betting website and mobile app specifically designed for kids as young as five years old. SimBet.com offers a tongue-in-cheek mission statement that sports betting is “only a problem for people that are no good at it!” Since “chances are that our kids are going to give it a go at some point,” SimBet feels duty bound to “teach our children about sports betting from a young age.” SimBet says it will launch its “innovative and child-friendly” site/app in February, offering “Sports Betting Fun…