1. Sawubona, Mnu. O'Neill. Chaza isizinda sakho kanye nohambo lwakho lokuba nguMphathi Jikelele we-Responsible Gaming Foundation.
UMnu. Kevin O'Neill: Okokuqala, ngiyabonga ngokungimema ukuthi ngifake isandla emsamo wakho. Ukumela iSisekelo nokwabelana ngezifiso zayo zokubumba imboni yokugembula enempilo kuhlale kuyinjabulo. Uhambo lwami emkhakheni we-iGaming luqale kahle ngaphambi kokuqashwa kwami embonini. Ngangingumdlali we-poker oshisekayo, ngingayena umuntu ohlakaniphe kakhulu, kodwa umdlalo wawungijabulisa futhi wangijabulisa kakhulu. Kwakuwukuzijabulisa nje kimi. Ngangiwuthanda umoya wekhasino, imisindo yemishini yokugembula ngemuva, ama-chips, ukugegetheka kwamakhadi, ngisho nephunga lebheyili lamatafula ekhasino! I-casino vibe, njengoba iningi lingavuma, iwukuhlasela kokusebenza kwezinzwa zomuntu. Kimina, ukuvakasha kwekhasino kwakuyinto engangiyilangazelela ngezikhathi ezithile, inginikeza indawo enobungane mina nabangane bami. Ngiphinde ngakujabulela ukudlala ku-inthanethi, kodwa amageyimu aku-inthanethi awazange anikeze injabulo noma ukuxhumana okufanayo namakhasino e-brick-and-mortar.
Ukungena kwami emkhakheni we-iGaming njengoba ukuqashwa kwenzeka ngo-2014 lapho ngijoyina umlawuli waseMaltese, kwase kuba iLotho kanye Nesiphathimandla Semidlalo, eyaba Igunya Lezokudlala eMalta ngemuva nje kwalokho. Iqhaza lami lokuqala kwaba elokuba i-Player Support Officer, lapho ngabhekana khona nezikhalo zabadlali abavela kuwo wonke umhlaba. Lokhu kwakungaphambi kokuba abalayisensi baphoqeleke ukuthi banikeze isevisi eyisibopho ye-ADR (Enye Ukuxazulula Izingxabano). Ngaqokwa njengoMphathi Wokusekela Abadlali ngo-2015 futhi ngakhushulelwa esikhundleni sokuba Inhloko Yokusekela Abadlali ngo-2018. Ngesikhathi sami nomlawuli, ngaba nokuqonda okujulile kwezinkinga zokugembula kanye nokulimala okuhlobene nokugembula ngokuzibonela mathupha ngokubhekana namacala ahlukahlukene. Usizi lomgembuli onenkinga lwaba yinto okwakudingeka ibekwe phambili, ngakho nganquma ukuqhubeka nendima ematasa kakhulu emkhakheni we-RG (Ukuziphendulela Kwegeyimu).NgoJuni 2021, nganikezwa umsebenzi wokuhola Isisekelo Sokudlala Amageyimu. Bengifisa ukuletha umuzwa omusha wenjongo futhi ngisebenzise izindlela ezintsha zokukhuthaza amageyimu athembekile. Bengifuna ukwenza imboni iqaphele kakhulu iqhaza layo ekudaleni imboni esimeme futhi ngisebenze kanzima ukuveza izimiso zokuziphatha ebhizinisini lokugembula. Ngifuna ukuqhubeka ngenza umehluko. Abadlali emhlabeni wonke bafanelwe ukuphathwa ngesizotha nangenhlonipho.
2. Ngabe imboni yokugembula/i-iGaming izovela kanjani kule minyaka engu-5-10 ezayo? Yibuphi ubuchwepheshe obusha noma izitayela olindele ukuthi zizobumba kabusha imboni?
UMnu. Kevin O'Neill: Imboni ye-iGaming kulindeleke ukuthi ibe noshintsho olukhulu eminyakeni emi-5 kuye kweyi-10 ezayo. Ngobuchwepheshe obuguqukayo ngesivinini sombani kanye nokushintshashintsha okuthandwayo kwabathengi, lokhu kuyi- enza accompli. Ubuchwepheshe obubalulekile namathrendi wokubumba kabusha umkhakha kungenzeka kube ukwanda kokwamukelwa kwe-blockchain kanye ne-crypto, njengoba ubuchwepheshe be-blockchain bunganikeza ubulungisa obungenakuqhathaniswa nokubeka izinto obala. Ngokuqondene ne-cryptocurrencies, lezi zizoqhubeka nokuthola amandla njengendlela yokukhokha ekhethwayo ikakhulukazi ngenxa yokunethezeka kwabadlali abafaka futhi bakhiphe imali.
I-VR ne-AR zizophinde ziguqule imboni ngenxa yamakhono azo agxilile futhi asebenzisanayo. I-AI nokufunda komshini nakho kuzothuthukisa ukuzizwisa kwamageyimu okubhekwe kakhulu okususelwe kuzincomo ekuziphatheni kwabadlali kanye nezindlela abazijwayele.
I-Esports ikhula kakhulu, okusho ukuthi imakethe yokubheja ehambisanayo izolandela okufanayo, lapho ukubheja bukhoma kuzothi, ngokuhlaziywa kwedatha yesikhathi sangempela, kuthuthukise umuzwa wokubheja futhi kunikeze ukubandakanyeka kwabadlali okwengeziwe.
Ngethemba, ukuthuthukiswa okwengeziwe kokulawula kuzodingeka ukuze kuhambisane nentuthuko eqine kangaka, kuqinisekiswe ukugxila okuqinile ekugembuleni okunesibopho nokuvikela abathengi. Ngakho-ke, sithemba ukuthi sizobona ukwamukelwa okuphelele kokusimama nokuzibophezela kwenkampani, ngokugcizelela okuqinile nokuyiqiniso ngokwengeziwe kumikhuba yokugembula elungile kanye nokukhuthaza ukuzibandakanya okuhle.
3. Ukukhangisa kokugembula noxhaso kusalokhu kuyimpikiswano. Ingabe opharetha kufanele balinganisele kanjani ukumaketha okuphumelelayo nokuzibophezela komphakathi?
UMnu. Kevin O'Neill: Umthelela ongase ube nawo kanye nomthelela kubantu abasengozini, njengentsha nemilutha yokugembula, sekuyisikhathi eside kudala impikiswano ngokukhangisa kokugembula nokuxhaswa kwezemidlalo nakwabezindaba. Ukuphromotha izinsiza zabo ngendlela enomthwalo wemfanelo emphakathini futhi enezimiso zokuziphatha kuyinselele enkulu kubasebenzisi.
Kubalulekile ukusebenzisa amasu okumaketha azwelayo esihlokweni ukuze uthole lokhu kubhalansi. Abasebenzisi kufanele baphumele obala futhi bathembeke ekukhangiseni kwabo mayelana nezingozi zokugembula nokuthi ungalutholaphi usizo uma umlutha. Ukwengeza, kubalulekile ukuba nezindlela zokuqinisekisa ubudala ukuze kuvinjelwe izinto zokuphromotha ukuthi zifinyelele kubantu abancane. Enye indlela yokunciphisa ingozi iwukwenza izikhangiso zokugembula zingagqami kakhulu ezinhlelweni ezijatshulelwa ababukeli abasebasha, kuhlanganise nemidlalo yezemidlalo. Ukubamba iqhaza noma uxhaso lwezinhlelo ezisiza ekululameni nasekuvimbeleni ukuba umlutha wokugembula kungenye indlela opharetha abangabonisa ngayo ukuzinikela kwabo ekuzibophezeleni komphakathi. Ngokungeziwe ekuhambisaneni nezindinganiso zokuziphatha zokukhangisa, leli su elisebenzayo lisiza ukwakha isithombe esihle sebhizinisi.
Abasebenzisi bangase baphakamise izindlela zokumaketha eziphumelelayo kuyilapho bevikela umphakathi ngokutshala imali enhlalakahleni yomphakathi kanye nokukhuthaza ukuziphatha okuphephile kokugembula. Leli su elikabili lizuzisa ama-opharetha ngokuhamba kwesikhathi njengoba lenelisa okulindelekile ngokomthetho futhi likhulisa ukwethembana nokwethembeka kwabathengi. Uma imboni yezokudlala isebenzisa amaqhinga anjalo okuthengisa ezimiso ezinhle, ingase ichume ngaphandle kokufaka engozini izethameli zayo.
4. Ukugembula ngokuzibophezela kuwukugxila okubaluleke kakhulu. Yiziphi izinyathelo ezithathwa yinhlangano yakho ukukhuthaza imikhuba yokugembula eqotho?
UMnu. Kevin O'Neill: I-Responsible Gaming Foundation e-Malta ayiqondi imithetho; lowo msebenzi ngoweSiphathimandla Segeyimu ye-Malta kuphela. Sigxile ekuqwashiseni, ekufundiseni ababambiqhaza, ukusekela abantu abathintwe wumlutha wokugembula kanye nabathandekayo babo, kanye nemisebenzi ekhuthazayo engahlanganisi ukugembula.
Ukufundisa umphakathi jikelele kanye nabagembuli ngokufanayo ngezingozi zokugembula kanye nokubaluleka kokulinganisela kuyinjongo eyinhloko yezinhlelo zethu zokufundisa nemikhankaso. Umgomo oyinhloko walezi zinhlelo uwukuqwashisa ngezimpawu eziyisixwayiso zokugembula okuphoqelekile nokuhlinzeka ngezinsiza kulabo abadinga usizo.
Mayelana nokugembula, sisebenzisana nabaqhubi nabahlinzeki bosekelo ukuze siqinisekise ukuthi izinkundla zabo zinezici zokugembula eziphephile. Lokhu yingxenye edingekayo, ngaphezu kokubonisa ulwazi olusobala mayelana nezingqinamba zokugembula, ukunikeza ukufinyelela okulula ezinhlelweni zokuzikhipha, kanye nokugunyaza imikhawulo yediphozithi. Ukwengeza, sihlola ukuthobela izinkombandlela zokudlala ezinomthwalo wemfanelo ezingeni likazwelonke nelamazwe ngamazwe uma kunokwenzeka.
Ingxenye yesu lethu ukuhlinzeka ngezinsizakalo zokusekela. Ngokungeziwe kulayini wethu wosekelo wamahhala (1777), izikhathi zokwelulekwa komuntu mathupha, amathuluzi aku-inthanethi nezisetshenziswa, siphinde sinikeze ukusekelwa ngokomzwelo kunoma ubani othintwa ukugembula. Inhloso yethu kusewukukhuthaza abantu ukuthi benze okunye ngaphandle kokugembula. Sifisa ukwehlisa isidingo sokugembula ngokusekela imicimbi, imicimbi yamasiko, umculo, nezemidlalo, kanye nezinye izinhlobo zokuzijabulisa ezinikeza ezinye izindlela ezinempilo esikhundleni sokugembula nemisebenzi lapho abantu bengajabulela khona futhi bahlanganyele.
Lezi zinyathelo ziyingxenye yomzamo wethu obaluleke kakhulu wokunciphisa imiphumela eyingozi yokugembula.
5. Ukubuka kanjani ukuhlangana okungaba khona kwekusasa kwe-iGaming, ukubheja kwezemidlalo, esports, amageyimu omphakathi, kanye nemidlalo yevidiyo ibe amamodeli amasha ayingxube?
UMnu. Kevin O'Neill: NjengoMphathi-Jikelele we-Responsible Gaming Foundation, nginethemba ngekusasa le-iGaming, ukubheja kwezemidlalo, esports, amageyimu omphakathi, kanye nemidlalo yevidiyo. Noma kunjalo, nginethemba elikhulu ngoba ngizibophezele kunjongo eyinhloko yenhlangano yokukhuthaza amageyimu aqotho.
Izimboni zemidlalo nezokuzijabulisa zizozuza lukhulu ngokuhlanganisa lezi zinkundla. Ngokuhlanganisa amandla, lezi zimboni zingakhiqiza imikhiqizo yohlobo olulodwa ekhanga abantu abaningi. Lokhu kungase kukhuphule ukuhlanganyela ngenxa yokuhlangenwe nakho okusebenzisanayo nezinye izindlela zokubheja. Isibonelo, ukuhlanganiswa kwe-esports nokubheja kwezemidlalo okuvamile kunikeza izibukeli indlela entsha yokubamba iqhaza emicimbini ebukhoma, ukuthuthukisa ukuhambela kanye nokudala amathuba okunweba ibhizinisi.
Noma kunjalo, kunezithiyo ezinkulu ezilethwa yilokhu kuhlangana, ikakhulukazi uma kuziwa ekugembuleni okunesibopho. Amathuba ezinkinga ezihlobene nokugembula, njengokulutheka, aphakeme njengoba imigqa phakathi kwemidlalo yokuzijabulisa nokugembula iqhubeka nokufiphala. Lawa mamodeli amageyimu ayinhlanganisela yamanoveli angase asebenzise amaqhinga okuzibandakanya kwabadlali akhuthaza ukubheja okuvamile, ukuchitha, kanye nesikhathi eside sokugembula.
Kunesidingo esikhulayo sezinhlaka eziqinile zokulawula ngoba lawa mamodeli angayenga amaqembu amancane avame ukubandakanyeka kuvidiyo nemidlalo yezenhlalo. Kubalulekile ukuthi kube nalawa mazinga ukuze kuvikelwe abadlali bamageyimu abasengozini, njengabantwana kanye nalabo abasengozini yokuba nezinkinga zokugembula. Ukufakwa kwezinqubo ezisebenzayo zokuvala, ukuvuleka kwezingozi kanye nokungahleleki kwemidlalo konke kuyizinkinga ezibalulekile okufanele lezi zinhlaka zibhekane nazo.
Imfundo yomphakathi neyochwepheshe mayelana nezingozi zokugembula, ikakhulukazi njengoba ziphathelene nalawa mamodeli amasha nanoma yikuphi ukuhlukahluka okungase kuvele, ibalulekile. Inhlangano yethu isazinikele ekusizeni abantu ukuthi bafunde ngalezi zingozi, isibopho esikhuthazayo, kanye nokweseka abantu abazabalaza nezinkinga eziphathelene nokudlala/ukugembula. Ekugcineni, kufanele kwenziwe ibhalansi ebeka ababambiqhaza kuqala. Ngale ndlela, nakuba ithuthuka, imboni ingase iqhubeke nokusebenzela umphakathi wethu ngendlela ephephile, enobulungiswa, nejabulisayo.
6. Ukulawula nokuhambisana yizindaba ezibalulekile. Yiziphi izinselelo ezinkulu zokulawula ezibhekene nendawo ye-iGaming njengamanje, futhi i-RGF ingena kanjani kulokhu?
UMnu. Kevin O'Neill: Ngenxa yokukhula ngokushesha kanye nokuqanjwa okusha, imboni ye-iGaming ihlale ibhekene nezinselelo ezibalulekile zokulawula. Izinkinga ezifana nokugembula okuphoqelekile, ukugembula kwezingane, kanye nokudlala okulungile kubangela izinselele ezinkulu. Ukugembula kwemingcele nakho kuyinkimbinkimbi, njengoba abaqhubi kufanele bazulazule ngezinhlaka zezomthetho ezihlukene ezindaweni eziningi. Intuthuko yezobuchwepheshe efana ne-blockchain kanye ne-cryptocurrency iletha amathuba nezinsongo ekulawuleni nasekuhambisaneni.
Izimiso ezibalulekile ezibalulekile zihlanganisa ukuvikela abathengi, ukufundisa abaqhubi kanye nomphakathi mayelana nokulimala kokugembula, kanye nokunikeza ukufinyelela okulula osizweni kulabo abangase babe nenkinga yokugembula. Ukuqinisa izinqubo zokuqinisekisa ubudala kanye nezinhlelo zokuqapha abadlali ezithuthukisiwe kubalulekile ukuze kuvikelwe amaqembu asengozini, ikakhulukazi izingane. Isici samazwe ngamazwe sokugembula ku-inthanethi senza ukuphoqelela nokuthobela kube inselele, okwenza imithetho evumelanayo kuyo yonke imingcele yezwe ibaluleke kakhulu. Izinhlangano ezilawulayo zamazwe ngamazwe zingahlanganyela ukuze zenze uhlaka oluhlangene lokuqapha i-iGaming emhlabeni wonke.
I-Responsible Gaming Foundation idlala indima ebalulekile ekubhekaneni nalezi zinkinga ngokuqwashisa ngezingozi zokugembula nokufundisa ababambiqhaza bemboni nomphakathi ukuthi udlalwa kanjani ngokuzibophezela. Izinhlelo zabo zihlose ukwenza amasayithi okugembula alawulwayo athembeke kakhulu ngokukhuthaza abaqhubi ukuthi bavuleleke futhi babe yiqiniso kumakhasimende. Sisekela umthetho kanye nezinhlelo ezithuthukisa amageyimu athembekile ukuze kuvikelwe abadlali futhi kugqugquzelwe ukudlala ngokulingana.
Okuhamba phambili kwe-RGF ukukhuthaza i-ecosystem yemidlalo yesimilo neqaphela imvelo. Ukusebenzisana nabaqhubi, ama-ejensi alawulayo, nezinye izinhlangano ezinentshisekelo kubalulekile ekubumbeni imboni yemidlalo ebophezelekile futhi ekugcineni esimeme.
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