Panama’s gaming control board launches pathological gambling rehabilitation programme
Panama’s Junta de Control de Juegos (JCJ), part of the Ministry of Economy and Finance, launched a pathological gambling prevention and rehabilitation programme with private-sector participation in July 2022. JCJ executive secretary Manuel Sánchez Ortega said it aims to establish a rehabilitation centre in the capital in the coming months, with plans to extend services to the provinces later.
The planned centre could provide operators and regulators with a local referral option for people affected by pathological gambling.