His father, a mortgage broker, took control of the
situation and brought his son's delinquency to the attention of the
court system in order to seek discipline and help for his son's
condition. The judge gave him two hundred hours of public service and a
supervision order after he was charged with seven count of theft. His
father, understands that his son is to blame for his own actions and has
a responsibility to pay for those mistakes, but is also not letting the
online gambling sites and credit card companies escape from their
portion of the blame, "The sites he got on to only asked for the card
number and expiry date. They didn't even want the security number on the
back of the card. It was so easy for Daniel. I know my son was wrong and
should be punished, but these sites - and the credit card companies -
have a responsibility too. For someone to be able to place £5,000 bets
without checking whether that person is who they say they are is
bonkers."
