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National Council on Problem Gambling (Singapore)

Council to address problem gambling

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Council to address problem gambling

FieldValue
nameNational Council on Problem Gambling
logoNCPG logo (Singapore).svg
formed
jurisdictionGovernment of Singapore
chief1_nameSim Gim Guan
chief1_positionChairman
parent_departmentMinistry of Social and Family Development
website

The National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG) is a statutory board under the Ministry of Social and Family Development of the Government of Singapore. It was established on 31 August 2005 to address problem gambling, following the government's decision to legalise casino gambling and build two integrated resorts at Marina Bay and Sentosa.

The council is chaired by Sim Gim Guan and has 17 members.

One of the main tasks of NCPG is to promote public awareness on problem gambling. In January 2006, a TV series Bet Your Life was launched to examine problem gambling and its effects on families and society. A fund of S$150,000 was also set aside for public education programmes initiated by voluntary welfare organisations.

To counsel and help compulsive gamblers, two hotlines are set up by the Institute of Mental Health (IMH) and Thye Hua Kwan Moral Society.

In 2014, during an investigation of Tiong Bahru Football Club, which operated a slot machine room, public attention was focused on gambling inside registered societies who have slot machines. Access to such slot machines is viewed as a backdoor to gambling addicts who are banned via NCPG as their access to such societies are not banned.

In 2017, only 24 out of 93 private clubs are in the exclusion list by the NCPG.

References

References

  1. (11 January 2006). "Council on Problem Gambling rolls out 2 public education initiatives".
  2. Cheong, Danson. (27 April 2017). "Probe into football club funds sparks concern over addiction to jackpot machines".
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