The Cypriot government has carried out its first-ever gambling survey to determine its citizens’ gambling habits.

Cyprus Mail Online reported that the National Betting Authority (NBA) of Cyprus has tapped Insights Market Research (IMR) to conduct a survey on 3,000 local gamblers to learn the extent of problem gambling in the island country in the Eastern Mediterranean.

NBA chairwoman Ioanna Fiakou said the data collected from the respondents will be used to craft policies that will ensure that the public is well shielded from problem gambling.

She contends that the conduct of such surveys is within the NBA’s mandate as the state regulator.