Inside Asian Gaming

IAG JUN 2020年6月 亞博匯 74 JAPAN not to eliminate gambling. We are actually looking for ways to coexist. However, the industry side has a strong sense of guilt and isn’t willing to sit down with us. SK: What types of systems look promising for problem gambling measures? NT: Currently all measures are voluntary, so that means they can hire convenient experts that will say they’re doing something when they are actually doing very little. The existing public gambling forums and pachinko are that way. The so-called experts paid by the operators are just answering the phone. It’s a conflict of interest. If it’s going to happen, there needs to be a skewer poking from the side like in Las Vegas where taxes are distributed for problem gambling countermeasures to third-party institutions that ensure equity and transparency. That’s why we need cooperation between the public and private sectors to build a distribution framework. SK:Whowill decidewhere fundswould be distributed and based on what standards? SK: 誰來決定資金的分配及基於何種標準？ NT: 最好是政府收稅並分配給組織，顯而易見的前提是沒有事先 的利益衝突。如果這一點得不到遵守，則整個基礎都會被動搖。我 認為還有其他的選擇，例如證明所取得的成就，以及財務透明度。 SK: 哪種措施對日本最為有效？ NT: 日本需要的不只是小技巧。我們需要區域合作，就像在對待酒 精依賴的問題一樣。在各個地區存都在著廣泛的組織，因此沒有 人會被忽略。同時我們還需要進一步認識有關成癮的知識。人們 對此知之甚少，成癮被認為是可恥的，因而常常被拖延治療。我希 望我們可以改變這種環境，令治療後的社交康復更具吸引力。恢 復的過程是可以很有趣的。你可以結交朋友、建立聯繫，找到一個 屬於自己的地方，生活也會因而變得更加有趣。社會需要對於提 供這些場地及有關依賴性進行更多的了解 。 NT: It would be best if the government collected taxes and distributed to organizations. The obvious prerequisite is having no previous conflict of interest. If that isn’t respected, the entire basis wavers. I think there are also a variety of other options such as proof of achievement and transparency in finances. SK: What type of measures will be effective for Japan? NT: Japan needs to be more than a one trick pony. We need regional cooperation like there is with alcohol dependency, with a variety of organizations rooted in various regions so no one slips through the cracks. We also need further intellectual development regarding addiction. There is little understanding, so dependency is taken as shameful, often delaying treatment. I hope we can change the environment so it is more inviting for social recovery after addiction. The recovery process is fun. You make friends and connections, and find a place you belong, so life becomes a lot more fun. There needs to be more understanding about providing those places and about dependency. Japan needs to bemore than a one trick pony. We need regional cooperation like there is with alcohol dependency. 日本需要的不只是小技巧。我們需要區域合作， 就像在對待酒精依賴的問題一樣。