Minister Choi Kyo-jin: "Choose Precious Dreams Over Gambling Temptations"

[Financial News] Choi Kyo-jin, minister of the Ministry of Education, personally took to the podium at a middle school on the 17th to help prevent illegal gambling among adolescents.
Choi visited Gunsan Dongwon Middle School in North Jeolla Province that day and conducted a special class with first-year students under the theme "My Dream, My Choice." The class was organized to raise awareness in schools during Gambling Problem Awareness Week, held from September 14 to 20. After the class, Choi named Lee Chan-jin, Governor of the Financial Supervisory Service, as the next speaker in the government-wide lecture relay to eradicate gambling.
Choi explained the characteristics and dangers of online illegal gambling, which can feel as familiar as smartphone games, in terms the students could easily understand. He said, "Dreams begin with a thought but are ultimately achieved through the right choices," and urged them, "I hope you will make the right choice when faced with the misguided temptation of gambling and nurture your precious dreams."
After the class, the students watched "Zero Round," an interactive prevention play depicting how young people escape the trap of cyber gambling. Representatives of KakaoBank, which is working with the Blue Tree Foundation on a youth financial safety campaign, also attended the event and supported the students' prevention activities.
Beginning this month, the Ministry of Education will introduce the experiential prevention program in stages at 170 schools nationwide. In addition, a relay of lectures by the heads of four organizations—the Ministry of Education, the Financial Supervisory Service, the National Gambling Control Commission, and the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family—will continue in turn.

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