Serbian gaming operators found new industry body SPIS
The new body has announced the launch of its first project and the appointment of an ambassador.
Serbia.- Gambling operators in Serbia held a launch event to mark the creation of a new industry body, the Association of Game of Chance Organisers, or Udruženje Priređivača Igara na Sreću (SPIS). The association of domestic operators has committed to upholding responsibility, transparency and cooperation in the market.
The SPIS says it has the common goal of improving business standards, protecting players and contributing to the positive perception and development of the industry. The launch was held in Belgrade’s Sava Center, in the presence of associates, representatives of institutions and partners. The body is expected to become an important interlocutor in the dialogue with the state and society.
The association will strive to promote legal, transparent and responsible business, represent the interests of members in the process of improving regulations, but also to encourage cooperation and exchange of knowledge between operators, experts and competent authorities, it said.
Special emphasis will be placed on the protection of players, prevention of addiction and preservation of public trust. The first CSR project has already been launched under the slogan “One is many”, in cooperation with the Special Hospital for Addictive Diseases in Drajzerova Street in Belgrade. The project will be aimed at educating teenagers in sports clubs about the prevention of addictive diseases, with a special focus on risky behaviours related to gambling.
Director Nevena Marković (second from left in the photo) said: “Our industry employs thousands of people, contributes to public revenues and invests in the development of technology, but our equally important task is to show society that games of chance can be safe and responsible entertainment.
“SPIS was born from the need to systematically nurture these values through codes, education and active cooperation with the state and the civil sector. Our ambition is to be a reliable partner in shaping the future of this industry”
Slobodan Prodanović, general manager of Mozzart, and Savo Bakmaz, general manager of the MaxBet, also spoke at the launch event, stressing a common vision and mission and the importance of mutual cooperation for further development of the gaming industry in Serbia.
Former basketball player Igor Rakočević was presented as the ambassador of the new association. He said that the principles on which SPIS is based are also important from the perspective of sports, education and social responsibility.
“No institution, company or individual can achieve change alone. Only when we work together, when we share responsibility and when our goal is the common good, then real and lasting values are created. That’s why I’m especially glad that SPIS shows from the first day that social responsibility is not just a phrase, but a real obligation,“ he said.
