In Ukraine, the first stage of the national study of gambling addiction, initiated by the Ministry of Health of Ukraine with the support of Favbet, has started.

This is reported by RBC-Ukraine with reference to the message of the public union "Center for Responsible Gaming" (RGC).

The union, with the involvement of sociologists from the Socioinform Center for Sociological Research, has already started a survey among players.

The largest legal casino in the capital, Favbet Casino, was the first gambling establishment that opened its doors and provided an opportunity for specialists to conduct research.

"Having supported the state initiative aimed at preventing gaming addiction, gambling organizers are opening the doors of their casinos, slot machine halls and Internet platforms to conduct the first large-scale research in the field of gaming addiction," the message reads.

Based on the results of the research, which will be conducted both among players of gambling establishments and among people who suffer from gambling addiction and have sought medical help from doctors, recommendations will be developed for businesses to identify people with severe gambling addiction.

"We see that the market organizers care about their players and take measures to prevent the social risks associated with gambling addiction, and participation in an important study for society is an example of this. For example, it was indicative for us the fact that that the staff of Favbet Casino provided the conditions for specialists to conduct research. By supporting the right ideas, we together form a culture of responsible gaming," said Maryna Slobodnychenko, head of the Center for Responsible Gaming (RGC).

According to her, the initiative to conduct the study is supported by the Gambling and Lottery Regulation Commission.

The report will be forwarded to the regulator for use in the work.

For the Ministry of Health of Ukraine, the results of the study will become the basis for the development of a protocol for the treatment of persons with gambling addiction.

The study will continue until the end of March 2023.

All gambling business organizers can join it by supporting the survey among their players.

"We have already sent letters of invitation to support our initiative to all the organizers of the gambling business. What is required of them is to place the questionnaire created by our specialists in their online casinos, to allow and facilitate sociologists to conduct surveys in the halls of slot machines and casinos," the message reads. unions

It will be recalled that at the beginning of February, the Ministry of Health, with the support of Favbet, launched the first large-scale study of addiction to gambling in Ukraine.