Where are we going to; what does the future look like?
It is time to collect the harvest after investing around 40 years in the Problem Gambling and Responsible Gambling industry. If we don’t do it now, we will never reach our goals. I have always been in favor of working together with all stakeholders: industry, regulators, researchers, experts in the prevention and treatment area and those who have experienced problem gambling issues themselves. by Pieter Remmers Founder Assissa...
G4 STORY Pieter Remmers, more than 35 years of experience in the gambling and betting industry
When I started I was lucky when I got a speaking slot at the very end of a conference, nowadays we start with Responsible Gambling as the topic to be discussed. Responsible Gambling or Safer Gambling as they prefer to call it in the UK. But it all has to do with responsibility. In fact shared responsibility as it not only the player him or herself, but the operator is responsible as well. Regulators have recognized that and are...
Editorial – You have defeated…
The middle of the year finds us in a turmoil of turmoil and turmoil that we may not have experienced since the covid pandemic, and at least then we knew we could do nothing in the face of a microscopic and parasitic virus and the inability of the authorities to fight the pandemic. Now, instead, we are witnessing a visceral hatred of an industry that has brought and perhaps will continue to bring a lot of money into the state budget...
Self-exclusions in gambling and betting: where are we, where do we go to?
As you may know I am working with and for the industry for over 40 years now. Originally when we discussed self-exclusion from casinos and slot machine arcade venues (the was no internet gambling and betting back in those day and lotteries were not interested at all) self-exclusion was meant to be a preventive measure. In general the word prevention means: don’t let it happen or when it is there, don’t let it get worse. Self-exclusion...
Education and training is key in Safer Gambling and Responsible Gaming
America first, and Americans want to be first and… they want to be considered the best. In the late 80’s of the last century, more than 30 years ago, I was working for Jellinek, the largest treatment agency on addiction (alcohol, drugs and gambling) problems in the Netherlands and they were approached by Holland Casino to set up a policy on responsible gambling and training project related to how to deal with problem gambling. It was...
