The event was supported by the Chair on Responsible Gaming and its Communication from the ONCE Social Group and the Complutense University of Madrid.
Spain.- The Spanish Federation of Rehabilitated Gamblers (Fejar) convened the VI Scientific Conference "Educating in values", which took place in the Aula Magna of the Faculty of Dentistry at the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM). The prevention of gambling disorders, especially among young people, was one of the main topics of the event.
During the meeting, which had the collaboration of the Chair on Responsible Gaming and its Communication from the ONCE Social Group and the UCM, tools on good gaming practices were offered to educators and teachers. According to the president of Fejar, Máximo Enrique Gutiérrez, "these conferences are called scientific because they have a high academic component, and prevention because we believe that preventing risk behaviors around gambling is fundamental, especially with the current wide range of gambling options available."
During the inauguration, the general director of ONCE, Ángel Sánchez, expressed the organization's commitment to responsible gaming. "We are not a gaming operator. We are a service entity, whose purpose is nothing other than the social integration of people who are blind and with severe visual disabilities and solidarity with other disability groups. All this we can do thanks to our social, safe, and responsible lotteries and the solidarity of the citizens, which allow us to obtain the resources to carry out this work." Moreover, the general director of ONCE highlighted: "Our unwavering purpose is that gaming always remains a game and never becomes a problem."
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For her part, the deputy assistant director of the General Directorate for Gambling Regulation, Mercedes Hernández Gayo, emphasized that the Administration "could not be more aligned with this goal of preventing disorders derived from gambling. One of the main lines of work of this General Directorate is prevention and the protection of those groups considered most vulnerable, and we are advancing in this from different areas, mainly through regulations."
The day featured various presentations, among them, "Overcoming adversities," presented by elite blind athlete David Casinos, and "Socio-emotional Accompaniment: Affective and effective communication as a preventive and educational approach in the development of addictions" presented by Professor Alberto Quílez from the University of Zaragoza. Meanwhile, the talk "How to promote safe and responsible use of technology in childhood and adolescence" was presented by Professor Antonio Rial from the University of Santiago.
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The meeting concluded with the intervention of Ubaldo Cuesta, vice-rector of Communication at the UCM, professor and director of the Chair on Responsible Gaming and its Communication from the ONCE and the UCM, who made a presentation on "Neuropsychology, neuroeducation, and addiction."
