Also in the city of Porto Torres the numbers of pathological gamblers, mostly men, retired and unemployed, are alarming and affect a social and economic fabric already tried by high unemployment and the recent economic crisis. " Let's begin to say enough to new authorizations for commercial activities with slot machines or gambling inside , enough to the opening of premises equipped with tools that lead to ludopathy, increasing social discomfort". The leader of the Sardinian Action Party, Bastianino Spanu, first signatory of the interpellation on "Pathological gambling", asks the municipal administration to launch a local plan to combat the phenomenon of gambling addiction .
Discussed in the last session of the city council, the document underlines the need for strict control over compliance with the rules by businesses that rent slot machines and do not respect the distances established by law from places of worship, sports facilities and educational establishments . "We must have the courage to verify, also through the local police, the presence of activities that violate these rules and - adds Spanu -, if so, demand the disposal of the games or the movement from the perimeter established by the legislation". The Sardinian group leader expressed his appreciation for the work that the Department of Social Policies is carrying out and reiterated Psd'Az's willingness to join forces with those of the majority to carry out actions aimed at preventing and countering the phenomenon.
The Councilor for Social Policies, Simona Fois, agrees, who highlighted how "Pathological gambling" constitutes a real social scourge. The administration, just in recent days, has launched a training activity in the Municipality of Social Policies personnel on the prevention of the Gap, conducted by the Functional Unit for Gambling of the Sassari Local Health Authority.
