Online gamblers could be more likely to get a strong gambling problem and issues than other everyday gamblers, say independent researchers.

The theory comes along the idea of people trying to disguise or hide there gambling issues.

The exercise and study done warns that the massive increase of the Internet will only commit more and more on-line betting - resulting in the growth and risk of more gamblers suffering from the health and emotional problems tied in with addicted gambling.

These include drug abuse, circulatory problems, depression and crazy, unorthodox sexual behaviours.

Professional Psychologists, working out of the Uni of Connecticut Health Center, US, monitored the gambling issues and actions of 389 people.

These were that 11% were addicted gamblers & over 15% were in the section of pathological gamblers.