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PAGCOR urges cross-sector cooperation to address gambling harm

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PAGCOR chairman and chief executive Alejandro H. Tengco urged gaming stakeholders to work together against problem gambling at the 2nd International Conference on Responsible Gambling and Addiction. He cited measures including exclusion of minors, students and active government employees from gaming venues, self-exclusion, family-initiated exclusion, advertising rules and rehabilitation partnerships.

Operators and regulators are among the groups PAGCOR wants involved in preventing and reducing gambling-related harm.

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