the state of the owner control of the minister responsible Sirpa Paatero (sd.) claim betting the gambling age to control the good functioning of the confusion.

Paatero visited on Monday yle’s A-studio, where the topic was Tipping. Reporter Katri Makkonen asked the question to the minister is, why Finland is by international standards a lot of money from slot machines. As part of the response Paatero noted the words accurately as follows:

“Restrictions for instance age limits surveillance to have managed pretty well, so many places have been able to do this on K-18 to keep. I think it’s very justified.”

you Can look at the interview clip below from the video.

the state of the owner control of the minister Sirpa Paatero (sd.) according to gambling age limit control is managed “quite well”.

the Lottery’s accountability report (go to another service) in 2018, however, told a completely different than what the minister in the program claimed. According to the report, the age of surveillance the purpose of the test event during the year, a slight deterioration, while the full-aged young people showing the test buyers will seek to play.

Playing slot was blocked in 10% cases, when it is the year 2017 was 11%. The latest checkout playing prevent was the previous year, which the third test buyers will point the way.

on the other Hand, the report also shows that citizens ‘ views on the age limit for supervisory success has developed in recent years favorably.

Surveys to more people in recent years has been of the opinion that the age limit control is successful slots gaming quite or very well.

paatero of A studio to present a contradictory comment attention has been paid to, inter alia, the messaging service Twitter.

the “Surprising opinions”

substance abuse Prevention Intact ry, project manager Tapio Jaakkola baffled by the minister’s statement.

It was a surprising statement. He spoke against better knowledge. I can’t say I fully agree with him, Jaakkola said.

Jaakkola recalls that the age limit enforcement of its functioning study results have not been that great for.

They have been actually pretty shitty, he download.

Jaakkola said that underage gambling is investigations according to generally decreased, but the age of the self-monitoring continue to meet.

It doesn’t seem to work. Mainly young boys play, girls extremely rarely, summed up Jaakkola current situation.

Jaakkola, according to the surveillance failure is partly due to the fact that the shop keepers do not always understand well enough in the minors playing bane of the concept.

– Underage gambling is not necessarily perceived as, for example, alcohol and tobacco-like problem. However, you must remember that the early start has been playing is one of the known risk factors for problem gambling tendencies.

Paatero: I Mean minors playing reduction

Yle reached out to minister paatero on Wednesday, the house of representatives. He stated Monday in the statement.

Paatero said refers to its A-studio presentation by a comment on the fact that underage gambling has decreased, “which is obviously a good thing”.

Paatero told also, that ”it is really worrying”, if a minor, his head still to play. However, he recalled that this is coming great change.

Under the upcoming mandatory identification of gambling machines, of course, limits gaming even more. Then no one can play other than authentication by. This will prevent children from playing completely, Paatero said.

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