AGP VIDEO PRESENTATION – Association of Gambling Providers and Special Hospital for the Treatment of Addiction has signed a Protocol on long-term cooperation in joint projects related to prevention of pathological gambling. As an Association with corporate social responsibility and accountability in the society it operates in, AGP has initiated this project, although the most recent research conducted by Strategic Marketing, show that the potential dependence in Serbia is far below the world average. Namely, less than 4% of adult population in Serbia visit sports betting houses every fifth day or more often, whereas 82% of all payments range from 20-180 RSD. The most important activity in this project refers to education of employees in member companies in order to recognize in time and respond to potential situations which indicate to the first symptoms of gambling addiction. Special Hospital is the most relevant institution of this kind in Serbia, well recognized with great respect in this part of Europe. It is in the system of public health protection, so the assistance provided by it is free of charge for all beneficiaries holding health insurance, thus being accessible to all classes of the society. Some 400 employees passed through the training program up to the end of 2010, who are members of the Association comprised of the following companies: Mozzart, Meridian, Balkan Bet and Antlantik, which together cover more than 40 percent of the market share in Serbia, while in 2011, more than …

 

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