Betman will launch a campaign for youth gambling prevention from March 24 (Monday) to March 30 (Sunday)
Various prizes will be provided through a lottery for participants, including gift certificates for chicken, hamburgers, and coffee
Sports Toto Korea expects active citizen participation in preventive activities alongside awareness of the seriousness of youth gambling issues
Betman, the official online sales site for the Sports Toto issued by the Korea Sports Promotion Foundation, announced that it will conduct a 'youth gambling prevention campaign' for about a week from March 24 (Monday) to March 30 (Sunday), focusing on youth protection and illegal gambling prevention.
This campaign was prepared to establish a healthy leisure culture and prevent youth exposure to illegal gambling. Recent increases in accessibility to illegal gambling through online and mobile platforms have simultaneously raised the risk of gambling addiction among youth. Therefore, Sports Toto Korea planned this campaign for active prevention and response to youth illegal gambling issues.
The 'youth gambling prevention campaign' will be conducted on the Betman website, where participants will make a youth protection pledge. Betman users who participate in the pledge will be automatically registered as lottery candidates, and various prizes will be provided through the lottery, including ▲ Kyochon Chicken Honey Original and Cola Set (10 people) ▲ McDonald's 1955 Burger Set (30 people) ▲ Starbucks Americano (30 people). Prize winners will be announced on April 7 (Monday).
The campaign will not only stop at the simple pledge but also present practical measures for preventing youth gambling issues. Major implementation measures include ▲ improving environmental factors such as smartphone usage management ▲ emotional support through communication with family ▲ education to encourage responsible behavior.
Furthermore, a support system has been established so that youth exposed to gambling issues can receive 'Korean Gambling Problem Prevention and Recovery Center' support services alongside telephone (hotline 1336), text (#1336), and KakaoTalk (chatbot) counseling.
'Youth Gambling SOS' is a program that stops youth gambling issues with 'STOP' prevention, informs them through early intervention 'OPEN', and provides services such as psychological evaluation, individual/group counseling, and hospital treatment support in the healing process 'START'.
A Sports Toto Korea official noted, 'We hope that through this campaign, citizens will recognize the seriousness of youth gambling issues and actively participate in prevention activities,' and added, 'We expect to contribute to the establishment of a healthy leisure culture through addressing youth illegal gambling issues.'
Meanwhile, more detailed information about the 'youth gambling prevention campaign' can be found on the event page of the Betman website.