Beware the slippery slope of online gambling

EVERY week, I receive e-mail from local gaming company Singapore Pools that highlights some of the football matches that will be played around the world in the coming days.

The e-mail is chock-full of statistics, the latest betting odds, the teams' recent form in all the competitions, and also the results of their last five head-to-head meetings.

I began to get this regular newsletter of sorts after I signed up for a Singapore Pools account at the end of October, a few days after the operator launched its new online betting service.