The Manila Times

Pagcor teams up with rehab centers to strengthen responsibl­e gaming campaign

- Helpline keepitfun@pagcor.ph.

THE Philippine Amusement and hands and signed Memorandum of Agreement with Bridges of Hope and to strengthen Pagcor’s responsibl­e gaming campaign.

The Agreements include setting up responsibl­e gaming programs with a referral system for profession­al assistance and services for clients who acknowledg­e the need for support in dealing with addiction to gaming.

provide life coaching, counseling, wellness, and in-house rehabilita­tion services to clients referred by Pagcor.

- drea Domingo said this initiative corporatio­n’s drive to strengthen the mental health and well-being of problem gamblers.

“If there are people who need these kinds of interventi­ons, we will refer them to these institutio­ns. Although we cannot totally stop Randy Dellosa of Life Change Recovery Center, Pagcor Chairman and CEO Andrea Domingo, and Florencio “Benjo” Bernabe 3rd of Bridges of Hope ink partnershi­p to promote responsibl­e gaming. gambling, we are here to regulate it, ensure fair play, and have a system of helping those who want to be helped,” Domingo said.

Meanwhile, Guillermo Gomez, senior program director of Bridges of Hope expressed his appreciati­on of the partnershi­p and commended Pagcor on its initiative.

“Thank you very much for giving us this opportunit­y to help. This venture is actually a very brave, very arduous concept taken on by Pagcor.,” he said.

Apart from said partnershi­p, Pagcor has also set up other services and support facilities to help prevent the ill-effects of gambling addiction. These services include a 24/7 hotline for casino clients and their families who want to seek help and an exclusion program for customers and their families as well. Anyone who needs RG at (02) 521-0957 or send an email

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