Gaming Commission To Stop Illegal Gambling
The gaming commission of Ghana has expressed its willingness to crackdown on illegal gambling activities across the country.
The regulator is dedicating the month of September as an awareness month to promote responsible gaming and also raise awareness of safer gaming tools, among other objectives.
The event tagged: “Embracing environmental, social and governance (ESG) for sustainable gaming Industry”, was rounded up at the Alisa hotel in Accra.
The Commission, is of the views that operators also had a duty to promote responsible gaming that protect players and the wider public through continuous improvement of their systems.
The gaming commission, a body that comes under substantial weight of responsibility, in gaming, normally hold such awareness month to educate the public.
In his address, the gaming commissioner of Ghana Mr. Peter Mireku pointed out that operators also had a duty to promote responsible gaming that protect players and the general public through continuous improvement of their system.
“We cannot toy with their future by allowing those who are not qualified to gamble. Such activities could become a habit or part of their lifestyle, a phenomenon which could deny them the opportunity to become responsible leaders in the future”, he stated.
Mr. Mireku added that
Under no circumstance should authorities remain aloof and watch illegal gamblers and children engage in gambling and betting openly.
“Beyond the call, there is the need for the commission to work harder to clamp down on illegal gamblers , young people below the gaming and betting age”, he added.
The commission, which is the regulator of games of chance in the country, has dedicated the month of September as awareness month to promote responsible gaming, and also raise awareness of safer gaming tools, among other objective.
Also the inspector general of police Dr. George Dampare, who was part of the awareness is of the view that ,the state can also invest a little more in awareness technology to prevent underage and unlicensed people from getting involved calling on people to respect the law and call on the gaming community not to allow children under 18yrs to enter into gaming activities.
The IGP continued to intensify efforts and challenged itself even more to create an environment where gaming can thrive not only for economic development and social good, but by ensuring that people who are not permitted as well as below the betting age do not get involved in the practice.
The various stakeholders, partners and members of the gaming industry lauded the commission and will work together to protection data collection and anti-money laundering complaint in line with the laws of the country.
source:frank owusu obimpeh
