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DGOJ congress examines gambling risks, artificial intelligence and video games

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The DGOJ’s first International Gambling Congress discussed gambling risks, artificial intelligence and video games on its second day in Spain, according to the report. A speaker said the relative risk of gambling problems was 15 times higher among machine players than in the overall population; the report also described traditional lotteries as having the lowest relative risk.

The discussion addresses risk differences across gambling products and the regulator’s approach to public gambling policy.

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