About Us

Responsible Gambling is a department within the Gambling Authority, operating under the guidance of the Excessive Gambling Prevention and Rehabilitation Committee. The Committee’s primary role is to guide, oversee, and monitor the development and implementation of programmes and strategies aimed at preventing addictive or compulsive gambling and supporting the rehabilitation of individuals affected by compulsive gambling.

The Committee was established by the Board, which is empowered to establish committees it considers necessary to assist in carrying out the Authority’s functions. The Board may also delegate to these committees any functions of the Authority that it considers necessary or appropriate.

Development and implementation of programmes and strategies such as public education, a self-assessment, national self-exclusion, third party exclusion, and counselling pathways aimed at preventing addictive or compulsive gambling and rehabilitating compulsive gamblers.

To strengthen local responsible gambling research and evaluation capacity and capability through internal and external parties, to deliver evidence-based decision making.

To embed safe and responsible gambling standards, systems and procedures into licensee practices and norms.

To increase stakeholders' capacity in providing specialized skills based responsible gambling services in their respective roles.

To change negative perceptions, beliefs, attitudes and behaviors about Gambling through correct education, awareness, rehabilitation and good corporate citizenship.