A U.K.-developed app that blocks access to gambling sites has recently been translated into Japanese, a step advocates say could help curb gambling addiction in Japan.
But there are still many unresolved issues surrounding online gambling, they say, noting that recent efforts to crack down on illegal advertising by such sites are far from enough.
Gamban, a leading gambling-blocking software company, recently launched .
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