📋 Tender Overview
Minister of Family and Basic Services Krista Kiuru has set up a working group to prepare a gambling policy program and draw up guidelines for its implementation until 2030. The aim is to permanently reduce the problems and disadvantages of gambling.Effective harm prevention and reduction requires a number of simultaneous and parallel mutually supportive actions in both the short and long term. The working group focuses on preventive work anti-nuisance gambling activities and guidance in the preparation of the program. The aim of the work is also to guarantee the necessary services for gambling problems for players and their relatives. The program complements and supports the activities of the mental health strategy and the action plan on substance abuse prevention and the preparation of legislation. The term of office of the working group is 15.3.2021-31.3.2022. The group is chaired by Jari Keinnen Director of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health. The preparation of the program has been agreed in the government program.Responsibility for the implementation of the program and the prevention of harm lies with three ministries the Ministry of the Interior is responsible for lottery legislation the Prime Ministers Office is responsible for the corporate governance of Veikkaus Oy and the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health is responsible for the prevention of gambling harm. The Police Board supervises gambling activities and the National Institute for Health and Welfare THL implements and coordinates gambling nuisance work. A working group of officials from these bodies is responsible for preparing the program. During the work stakeholders will have the opportunity to participate in the preparation of the program and the working group will consult widely with experts and gambling operators.
