The Jeonbuk Center of the Korea Center on Gambling Problems, operated under consignment by Industry-University Cooperation (Center Director Lee Hee-jeong; hereinafter Jeonbuk Center), entered into a memorandum of understanding with the Nanum Welfare Foundation Seomjingang Dam Senior Welfare Center on November 25 to promote the prevention of gambling problems and activate recovery linkage networks in the local community.

Through this memorandum of understanding, the two organizations agreed to cooperate on projects for the prevention of gambling problems and rehabilitation in the local community, to actively support and link available resources and services, and to jointly seek multifaceted measures to revitalize social welfare projects within the community.

Jeonbuk Center Director Lee Hee-jeong said, "Through close mutual cooperation, we will continuously provide opportunities that not only prevent gambling problems among local residents but also offer a variety of community welfare services to problem gamblers and their families to improve quality of life and support recovery," adding, "Going forward, we will pay attention to gambling problems in previously underserved areas of the community and work to carry out prevention and recovery activities through active cooperation with relevant organizations."
 
Meanwhile, the Jeonbuk Center is a specialized counseling agency designated by the Gambling Industry Integrated Supervision Committee and operated under consignment by Jeonbuk National University (JBNU). It provides systematic recovery counseling services, preventive education, and various community-linked campaigns for problem gamblers and their families in the Jeonbuk region. Anyone concerned about gambling problems can receive free gambling-related counseling services by phone at 1336 (24 hours, free) without an area code, via online chat 'Netline (netline.kcgp.or.kr)', text '#1336', or KakaoTalk 'chatbot'.