Roadshow will tell South Africans how to gamble safely and legally
THE Department of Trade and Industry and the National Gambling Board will undertake a roadshow to create awareness about gambling, its socioeconomic consequences and how to gamble responsibly.The department’s deputy director-general of consumer and corporate regulation, MacDonald Netshitenzhe, said gambling’s socioeconomic benefits were job creation and the sector’s contribution to the country’s GDP, but people needed to be educated about the disadvantages as well.The roadshow "is aimed at encouraging people to gamble responsibly and within the legal limits", Netshitenzhe said.READ THIS: Competition ruling no win for Phumelela, say bookiesThe roadshow will start in Bochum, Limpopo on Monday September 19 and end in Gauteng in November.Netshitenzhe said the programme would also help people distinguish between licensed and unlicensed gambling operators, and identify symptoms of problematic gambling or addictive tendencies in those who gambled."We would like communities to become aware...
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