14th January 2025 10:57:56 Hours
In recent years, online gambling and gaming have become increasingly popular due to its convenience and accessibility. However, it also poses several dangers and harm to the society. In contemporary context it is widely spreaded among Army personnel. Realising the timely importance of this danger, the Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force (SLAVF) organized an educative lecture on consequences of online gambling and gaming under the directions of Major General A.H.L.G Amarapala RWP RSP ndc psc, the Commandant (Overlooking)-SLAVF on 08th January 2025
Commencing the first training day programme in the year 2025, Major M.H.M.S Bandara Lsc who is performing as a General Staff Officer 2 at the Directorate of Media and Psychological Operations delivered the lecture on this pertinent topic.
During his lecture, he emphasized that online gambling may lead to significant money problems as victims may spend more than they could afford, chasing losses or hoping for a big win. This may result in debt, unpaid bills, and even bankruptcy, making it hard to manage daily expenses. Moreover, he highlighted that compulsive gambling may also have profound and long-lasting consequences such as relationship problems, legal problems, poor work performance, poor health, suicide and suicide attempts.
Furthermore, he spotlighted that the importance of not being a victim of online gambling and online gaming.
The training day programme was closely supervised by Brigadier B.M.R.J Bandara, Deputy Commandant (Overlooking) SLAVF. 20 Officers and 120 Other Ranks participated in the lecture.
