a lot of things that I enjoy. I have to make careful choices. The occasional time I would go to a casino, I enjoy any game, blackjack, roulette, slots. Bingo, not so much. And I am not a sports person. I mean, I enjoy doing sport but not spectating. So, sportsbook is therefore also not my thing. I hardly every gamble online. Only because of professional reasons I have had a be supply. The only way is to regulate it otherwise there will be a lot of harm. Gambling in itself is not bad or harmful. What if the gambling business could be about entertainment instead of profit maximization? It requires a paradigm shift. We can remove the stigma of gaming if we would be sincere about offering great entertainment responsibly. All these things together created the idea for Better World Casinos. Shine light on the industry. Because where there is light there cannot be darkness. I think there are a lot of people that want to do good. And I think a lot of consumers/players are willing to choose casinos that want to do good over those that do not care. We can raise a lot of awareness and give the new generation workforce the option to choose employers that care. Please provide more details about your foundation, Peas Unlimited, and its role in giving back to society. I believe you can only make change if you practice what you preach. To show that I’m not in it for the money and am all about making change, I knew I had to cap salaries and profits, otherwise I’d be a hypocrite. Peas Unlimited is a name I came up with around the year 2010. It’s a philosophy. To plant peace and nurture, it so it can grow and become a movement. Read more on peasunlimited.org My notes on what I think needs to change in society go back to the year 2000 when I wrote a draft manifesto in which I stated that education, water, food, energy, healthcare, internet and shelter should be free for everyone. And that the solution should always be “think global, act local.” We need to build communities that guarantee these basic needs. So, it has always been clear to me that if I could find a way to create surplus wealth, I would use it to invest and support projects that work towards these goals. Some things that inspire me: • B Corp • Steward Ownership • Infectious generosity • Sustainable development goals Do you gamble online or at landbased casinos? I enjoy poker a lot. Mainly real life, I hardly ever played online. But I haven’t played for a long time because I seriously lack time to do GPWA AFFILIATE INTERVIEW SERIES Having done many different kinds of jobs that can be done without a degree (cleaning, factory work, construction, data admin, sales), I learned what hard work is. Working long hours made me be able to relate to what a lot of people go through in their daily life. GPWAtimes.org 62
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