Declaration of Global Responsible Gaming

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Nihal Sri Ameresekere signs MOU with YICAI Foundation of China

On the sidelines of the 5th seminar of the International Association of Anti-Corruption Authorities (IAACA) held in Jinan, China on 23 and 24 June, Professional Consultant, Nihal Sri Ameresekere of Consultants 21 Ltd., signed a Memorandum of Understanding with YICAI Foundation, China, General Secretary Jing Yuhong, on co-operation between Consultants 21 Ltd., Sri Lanka and the YICAI Foundation, China, for the promotion internationally of the ‘Declaration of Global Responsible Gaming’.

The YICAI Foundation China Overseas-Educated Scholars Development Foundation was founded in 2011 and Nihal Sri Ameresekere had been recommended by Dr. Ye Feng, the General Secretary of IAACA and of the Supreme People’s Procuratorate, China, to collaborate with the YICAI Foundation, to support the signing of the ‘Declaration of Global Responsible Gaming’, and for the holding of an international congress thereon. Among the objectives of such collaboration is strengthening international anti-corruption co-operation, preventing and struggling corruption in gaming, on the basis of mutual respect and equality. The ‘Declaration of Global Responsible Gaming’ recognises gaming activity, as normal behaviour in human society, functioning to entertain and finance public welfare; to reduce the negative effects to the extent acceptable to society on a reasonable basis, whilst enjoying the positive effects of financing social welfare activities; right to know gaming regulations and rules; to prevent from being damaged of gambling disorders; individuals, organisation, agency or country not to encroach upon the benefit of other person or country, or violate legitimate rights and interest, or damage the social order, with the right of persons to receive warning education on the negative effects of gaming. In the United States of America, the Nevada State Gaming Control Board and Gaming Commission has laid down detail regulations for the conduct of all types of gaming and ensures the enforcement thereof. With the current endeavours to develop gaming activities in Sri Lanka, in the midst of various types of gaming having sprung-up countrywide, this collaboration on the ‘Declaration of Global Responsible Gaming’ and its objectives are very timely at this juncture in this country.