Stakeholders task regulators on ways to curb gambling addiction among youths

[Hannman]

Towards sensitisation of online security among secondary school students below the age of 18, Virtually Safe, in partnership with Teens Can Code, Crucial Compliance, and Adam Bradford Agency, has planned strategies to curb harms of gambling.


The stakeholders gave the strategies at an advocacy workshop on cyber security and prevention of gambling harms among Nigerian youths, yesterday, in Lagos.

The workshop was targeted at safer gambling, understanding vulnerability, and regulations of gambling in Nigeria by supporting professionals, parents and young people to prevent harm.

Team Lead, Virtually Safe, Isaac Damian, said that from the survey conducted by the firm, it was revealed that youths below the age of 18 engaged in online betting as a result of their accessibility to smartphones.

“From the survey conducted, we want to create a solution that can help young people and restrict them so that they don’t get addicted to gambling, and also reduce the time spent on gambling

“Betting isn’t a crime, there is a legal age for betting in Nigeria which is 18 years. So, we are looking forward to partnering with lawmakers and regulators, sharing ideas with them for implementation, and looking forward to how they can regulate the gambling industry,” he added.

Founder, Crucial Compliance, Paul Foster, said technology has an important role to play in upholding safer gambling, in terms of identifying the signs of gambling harm, which can bring a lot of benefits to betting operators.

 

[ProGambler]

Social responsibility in gambling requires collaboration among various stakeholders, including gambling operators, regulators, public health organizations, research institutions, and community groups. By working together, these stakeholders can share knowledge, develop best practices, and implement effective strategies to promote responsible

 

[Hasan77]

Addressing the issue of gambling addiction among youths requires collaboration between various stakeholders, including regulators, to implement effective measures. Here are some tasks that stakeholders can undertake to curb gambling addiction among youths:

Regulators:
a. Establish stringent age verification systems: Regulators should enforce strict age verification processes at gambling establishments, both online and offline, to prevent underage individuals from participating in gambling activities.
b. Impose advertising restrictions: Regulators can place limitations on gambling advertisements.