Angola’s Gaming Supervision Institute has taken its campaign against illegal gambling to the Catholic University of Angola, holding a responsible-gambling workshop for students at the university’s Palanca Campus in Luanda.
The Oct. 27 session formed part of UCAN’s Academic Integration Week, a forum for academic and social issues involving students and the wider university community. The institute’s delegation was led by Afonso da Silva, head of its supervision department, according to Focus Gaming News.
Dr Ediwagner Francisco and Dr Ricarda joined a panel on preventing illegal gambling. Francisco urged students to make informed decisions and warned against using money intended for essentials, including school fees, for gambling. He also said gambling should not interfere with education or day-to-day needs.
Ricarda addressed the risks of illegal gambling and the need to comply with Angola’s legal and regulatory requirements. Unlicensed operators can leave players with fewer safeguards when disputes arise, and students were urged to use only platforms licensed by the ISJ.
The workshop allowed the regulator to discuss gambling’s legal, economic and social implications with UCAN’s academic community. The ISJ said the event also strengthened its relationship with the university.
The campus session extends the regulator’s public-awareness work beyond commercial settings. In August, as we reported, the ISJ visited Mabunda Market in Luanda to warn merchants and residents about unlicensed gambling; a separate campaign at Regedoria and Luanda Sul markets in Viana included information on legal responsibilities and the risks of illicit activity.
Those Viana activities were part of a broader ISJ strategy to reinforce supervision and inspection in Angola’s gaming sector, while promoting legal and responsible gambling and protecting vulnerable groups from unregulated operators.
