Inside Asian Gaming

IAG JAN 2021年1月 亞博匯 55 Multiple Debt Problem, so the pachinko industry groups put together the Pachinko Addiction Research Society. At the time, I was involved in substance addiction, and they contacted me. I suggested creating a hotline for early intervention, before things got too bad. The hotline was set up in 2006 with the idea that people would call us when they had an issue, and we could cross-reference those issues to try and search for a solution. SK: What activities have you been involved with since then? NN: At first I didn’t even know what the market needs were, but it was around that time that overseas reports emerged stating early, simple intervention was very effective and led to self-recovery and self-restoration. Over the past 15 years we have made adjustments to what we do, incorporating these overseas reports. We’re not a medical institution, so we aren’t involved in diagnosis or medical treatment. We are committed solely to the step of listening to the caller’s problems and assisting in correction. We also engage in activities to raise awareness in the industry. SK: It seems like you have been busy with a variety of projects the past few years. NN: There is a system called “Anxiety-free Pachinko and Pachislot advisor.” The program was designed by the industry and I’m supervising it. Part of it was the 日 本正籌備興建首批綜合度假村。伴隨著相關法 律的其中一項主要要求,是要處理問題賭博。 Recovery Support Network (RSN)是一個專注 於彈珠機成癮問題的非牟利團體。其會長西村 直之是一位註冊心理醫生,亦是日本可持續負 責任博彩的主席。JSRG主要關注比較廣泛的 博彩成癮問題,並且 有留意著 將要興建的綜合度假村。是次訪問將分為兩部分,第一 部分將會由西村醫生介紹RSN的工作。 上村慎太郎(SK):感謝你抽空與我們詳談。新冠疫情的巨大影響實 在不言而喻。你有沒有留意到在求助電話數目上的改變呢? 西村直之(NN): 我們今年約收到4000個電話。在2019年,我們就收 到約5200個,在2018年的數字是5800個。求助電話數字下跌的原 因某程度是由於 彈珠機場所營業時間縮短,但我相信主要原因是 因為彈珠機場所與玩家的數字都正在逐年下降。 SK: RSN到底是怎樣開始的呢? NN: 2004年時,有很多機器都為玩家帶來很多歡樂。那時開始有 人把焦點放在多重債務問題之上,因此彈珠機行業就一起 創立了 彈珠機成癮研究會。那時,我正在參與關於藥物成癮的事,他們就 聯絡了我。我就提議創設一條提供早期介入的熱線,以防止事情 進一步惡化。該熱線於2006年成立,當時的宗旨是讓人們可以在 遇到困難時致電我們,我們就能收集那些他們遇到的困難,並嘗 試尋找解決方法。 SK: 你在此後參與了那些工作呢? NN: 我在起初連市面上的需求是甚麼也不知道。但在那時就有國 外報告指早期及簡單的介入非常有效,並且能夠達到自我療癒及 恢復的效果。在過去15年,我們多次調整了我們的工作,並參考了 那些國外的報告。我們並非一間醫療機構,因此我們並不牽涉於 診斷或治療的過程之中。我們只專注在聆聽來電者問題及協助他 們改善的這一步。我們亦參與行業中幫助提高對該問題的警覺的 工作之中。 日本

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