{"id":35304,"date":"2026-10-15T03:30:52","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T06:30:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/?p=35304"},"modified":"2026-10-15T09:42:33","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T12:42:33","slug":"cote-divoire-arjh-cierpa-player-protection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/cote-divoire-arjh-cierpa-player-protection","title":{"rendered":"C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire\u2019s ARJH partners with CIERPA on player protection"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The agreement covers early-risk detection, specialist support, staff training and the planned creation of a psychological assistance unit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Key takeaways:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire\u2019s ARJH and CIERPA have signed a partnership agreement to strengthen player protection.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The institutions will develop tools to identify players at risk of gambling-related harm.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CIERPA will receive players referred by the regulator and provide follow-up and specialised support.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The agreement includes training for ARJH staff and plans to create a psychological assistance unit within the regulator.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The partners will study gambling addiction and develop public awareness campaigns promoting responsible gambling.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire.- C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire\u2019s <strong>Gambling Regulatory Authority<\/strong> (ARJH) has partnered with the Centre for Studies and Research in Applied Psychology to strengthen player protection and support for at-risk gamblers. The agreement covers early-detection tools, specialist referrals, staff training and the planned creation of a psychological assistance unit within the ARJH. The institutions will also study gambling addiction and develop awareness campaigns promoting responsible gambling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CIERPA will also receive players referred by the regulator and follow up on cases requiring specialised support, according to AIP. CIERPA Director Dr Hassan Tieffi said the partnership would \u201cmobilise <strong>scientific knowledge<\/strong> and professional expertise to better understand players\u2019 behaviour, prevent at-risk situations and propose appropriate support for those concerned\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ARJH Regulatory Council President Jules Dally said the agreement reflected a shared commitment to protecting players from gambling-related harm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The two institutions also plan to study gambling addiction in C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire and develop <strong>public awareness<\/strong> materials and campaigns promoting responsible gambling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The agreement will also give players referred by the regulator access to specialist support, while the planned research and awareness campaigns will promote responsible gambling in C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"see-also-container\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"see-also-label\">See also:<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"related-article\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"related-article__thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/07\/COTE-ARJH-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"related-article__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"see-also-label-strong\">See also:<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/cote-divoires-arjh-and-the-communications-regulator-outline-gambling-ad-measures\">C\u00f4te d&#8217;Ivoire&#8217;s ARJH and the communications regulator outline gambling ad measures<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The agreement covers early-risk detection, specialist support, staff training and the planned creation of a psychological assistance unit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2809,"featured_media":35307,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire's Gambling Regulatory Authority (ARJH) has partnered with the Centre for Studies and Research in Applied Psychology (CIERPA) to bolster player protection and responsible gambling initiatives. This collaboration focuses on early-risk detection, specialized support for at-risk individuals, staff training, and the establishment of a psychological assistance unit within ARJH. The agreement also includes joint research on gambling addiction and the development of public awareness campaigns.","focusai_entities":"ARJH, CIERPA, Dr Hassan Tieffi, Jules Dally, AIP","focusai_location":"C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (0.9), operator_casino (0.85), investor_analyst (0.75), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Operator Compliance Impact","query":"What specific new compliance obligations or operational adjustments will iGaming operators in C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire face due to ARJH's enhanced player protection framework?"},{"label":"Funding & Resource Allocation","query":"How will the establishment and ongoing operation of the psychological assistance unit within ARJH be funded, and what resources will be allocated to the joint research on gambling addiction?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[60019,60012],"tags":[71,2689,1593],"class_list":["post-35304","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-regulation-news","category-west-africa","tag-gambling","tag-gambling-regulation","tag-responsible-gambling"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35304","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2809"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35304"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35304\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35374,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35304\/revisions\/35374"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35307"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35304"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35304"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35304"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}