NGOs and casinos collaborate to help gamblers

Through the collaboration, LifeLine Botswana is currently running the Responsible Gambling Programme's Toll Free Counselling Line - 0800 600 884 and offering treatment and counselling for GAB clients with serious gambling problems.

The director of LifeLine, Maungo Mooki told Mmegi that they started training counsellers in April, while the Toll Free line became operational in June. "Our belief is that we understand the social problems associated with gambling.  We can't run away from it," she said.