The Gaming Commission of Ghana has been called upon by the Minister of Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum to close down betting companies that are operating closer to schools.
He cited the setting of betting facilities close to educational institutions to entice children as something that needs to stop.
According to him, the move would help prevent children from patronising such facilities located close to their institutions, and control the influx of children into such gaming centres contrary to provisions of the Gaming Act 2006 (Act 721) which guides their operations.
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The Education Minister also urged the leadership of the Gaming Commission of Ghana, to step up efforts to close down betting companies that flout laws guiding their operations in the country.