The Gambling, lotteries, sweepstakes category includes web resources that offer users an opportunity to financially commit to gaming activities, including the cases when it is not a prerequisite to using certain web resources:
- Gambling sites that involve cash deposits.
- Sweepstakes sites that involve users making stakes in cash.
- Lotteries sites that involve purchase of lottery tickets/numbers.
- Information motivating users to participate in gambling, sweepstakes, or lotteries.
Note: The Gambling, lotteries, sweepstakes category also includes games offering an option of free participation in a separate mode, as well as web resources that actively advertise the abovementioned types of gaming web resources.
Priority: High
Pros: A child will not be permitted to gamble and will be denied access to any page describing the rules of gambling.
Cons: Virtually none.
Recommendation: This category is recommended for blocking at all times.