Bet & Win Assists Harvard On Responsible Gaming

Published: Friday, August 19, 2005 Online-Casinos.com

BET AND WIN ASSISTS HARVARD ON RESPONSIBLE GAMING

Euro 1 million allocated to joint venture with medical school

The Austrian listed betting group Bet and Win has signed a commendable joint venture to assist Harvard Medical School in the field of addiction research and prevention.

Making its quarterly report to the stock exchange, the company said that it has been cooperating with Harvard Medical School in researching new approaches to the problem of potentially addictive customers. The company has entered into the joint venture with the goal of developing an effective, innovative and responsible gaming strategy.

In view of the remarkable opportunities offered by the Internet, the goal of the research project is to develop a set of measures that seek first and foremost to prevent gambling addiction. Using documented empirical information, it will be possible to detect behavioural patterns earlier than was previously the case, and to take appropriate steps quickly in each case. A responsible gaming officer has been hired with a view to ensuring the most efficient, close co-operation with Harvard Medical School/Cambridge Health Alliance. The latter will also be responsible for developing the necessary problem awareness within the betandwin team.

Regular employee lectures given by the Harvard Medical School project management will help to ensure that the insights gained are incorporated quickly and timely in all betandwin's decision-making processes. betandwin has since allocated a million euros to this project with the Harvard Medical School/Cambridge Health Alliance, initially scheduled to run for three years.