As a not-for-profit organisation, The Hong Kong Jockey Club is committed to fulfilling its corporate social responsibility by channelling gaming demand into community benefits. Watch this video for a review of how the Club has been helping the Government combat illegal gambling since 1970s.
The Hong Kong Jockey Club is urging the public not to gamble with illegal and offshore bookmakers. In the following information segments, the Club reminds the public about the risks associated with credit betting and illegal gambling.
Some gamblers may lie about their gambling addictive behaviour, they might also cover up reasons for disappearance of their money. Such deception could often lead to breakdown of family relationships.
Online gambling addiction might make gamblers run into debts. It is also illegal in Hong Kong to participate online gambling games that are registered oversea.
Playing illegal gambling will not only put yourself at the risk of imprisonment, the off-shore bookmakers may also run away with your jackpot.
Gambling addiction will lead to social problems as well as adverse effect to family members and children. Excessive gambling can even lead to disrupted families.
Due to curiosity and peer pressure, young people may easily indulge in on-line gambling hence lead to financial problems which may ruin one future development.
Offshore bookmakers lure players to gamble through mobile apps. With the easy access anytime and anywhere, players would be easier to have excessive gambling issue, particularly for those work in shift duty. Play responsibly and say "No" to illegal gambling.
Intense work pressure is one of the contributory factors of excessive gambling. Some players would use gambling as a mean to ease tension. This may ending up in credit gambling and impact the relationship with family.
Illegal online gambling sites are wrapped as online games to lure teenagers to gamble. Some will even involve in online gambling restlessly and put his health at risk when this becomes an addiction behavior.
Bookmaking is a lucrative source of income for criminal organizations. Illegal bookmakers operate on-line and via social media to lure the unsuspecting public into illegal gambling. In this segment, a police representative discusses the seriousness of illegal gambling activities in Hong Kong and how they are joining forces with other agencies and boosting their efforts to combat illegal gambling during major sports event.
Off-shore gambling is on the rise along with a corresponding rise in the amount of money lost through gambling by Hong Kong citizens. In this segment, a professional counselor on gambling addiction discusses the negative impact that problem gambling has on gamblers and their families, as well as the assistance available at counseling and treatment centres.
Illegal gambling organizations have launched mobile apps and games, even offering free trials to lure in vulnerable youth who may be unaware that online gambling via illegal websites is in fact illegal. While online gambling may increase the risk of developing gambling problems, clinical psychiatrists point out that gambling addiction may lead to emotional and mental problems.
Many problem gamblers are victims of credit gambling and loan-shark extortion. Financial companies and loan brokers have become increasingly aggressive and often grant loans to gamblers without proof of income or a credit check. In this segment, a recovering gambling addict shares his past experiences and how illegal gambling lures gamblers into over borrowing and destroys families.
As UEFA Euro 2016 kicks off, illegal bookmakers scale up their efforts to lure young people into gambling online. Football player and academia remind younger people to enjoy the excitement of sports events and stay away from illegal gambling.
