Sands China Team Members and Children Perform in Responsible Gaming Drama
Sands China supports unique RG training initiative to deliver the message of responsible gaming and strengthen parent-child interactions
(Macao,
September
7, 2020) –
Sands China Ltd.
recently supported the Youth Volunteers
Association of Macao (AJVM) in a new
responsible gaming training initiative, in
which parents and their children practiced
and performed a short drama about
responsible
gaming.
Organised by AJVM,
sponsored by the Social Welfare Bureau, and
supported by Sands China, the Financial
Planning from Small, Influencing Big
Community 2020 training initiative
was created in support of the Macau SAR
government's responsible gaming promotion
themed on the
family.
"Sands China is
pleased to have supported this unique
training, which helps deliver the message of
responsible gaming to parents and children,
while emphasising the development of
positive values and wise financial
concepts," said Andy Kobel, senior vice
president of table games and gaming
optimization for Sands China Ltd. "We are
also glad to see that our team members were
able to take advantage of this opportunity
to learn about responsible gaming with their
family members in a creative way through
performing a drama. It is part of our
strategy of introducing responsible gaming
in a fun and engaging manner so they can
learn while
playing."
Twice a week from
Aug. 3-31, participants worked on learning
and practicing the drama, which centres on
two families living on an otherwise
uninhabited island. Through demonstrating
their contrasting financial choices, the
drama educates the audience – and the actors
– on the importance of responsible gaming
and sound financial planning and
management.
Sands China team
members and their children participated in
the training, and performed together Aug. 31
at the Ilha Verde Community Centre. After
the performance, they enjoyed games, a
sharing session and other activities, where
they not only learned positive financial
management values, but also cultivated a
better consensus on spending within the
family.
Austin Vong,
president of the Youth Volunteers
Association of Macau, said: "It was a
pleasure to work with Sands China and to
have them support this training. An
important element of the sessions was for
the instructor to help encourage
participants to integrate their knowledge
and share it with classmates and family
members in their daily lives. In this way,
we can help promote the importance of
establishing good financial management
habits from an early
age."
Sands China remains
committed to the well-being of its guests
and recognises the importance of responsible
gaming to the Macao community. Sands China
was the first gaming operator in Macao to
launch a self-exclusion programme in 2004,
and was a pioneer in including responsible
gaming training in its company-wide team
member orientation programme. Sands China
established its comprehensive responsible
gaming programme in 2007, with the goals of
contributing to the continuous development
of the Macao community, bearing corporate
responsibility in addressing social issues
and developing an environment and a culture
of responsible gaming in
Macao.
Photo caption: Sands China
team members and their children gather Aug. 31 at the Ilha
Verde Community Centre after performing a short drama about
responsible gaming, part of a new responsible gaming
training initiative supported by Sands China Ltd., entitled
the Financial Planning from Small, Influencing Big Community
2020.
Photo caption: Sands China
team members and their children perform a short drama about
responsible gaming Aug. 31 at the Ilha Verde Community
Centre. The drama educates the audience – and the actors –
on the importance of responsible gaming and sound financial
planning and management. After the performance, they enjoyed
games, a sharing session and other activities, where they
not only learned positive financial management values, but
also cultivated a better consensus on spending within the
family.