It is assumed as a new way to be in the online game in Portugal. Placard.pt is the latest online gaming platform that combines social responsibility, given its shareholder structure, without losing sight of the playful dimension underlying this type of activity.
The consortium that gives rise to this project is made up of the ACAPO, along with four other organizations in the social sector in Portugal: Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa, Fundação Montepio, União das Misericórdias Portuguesa and Cáritas Portuguesa . The offer of games is varied and allows users to bet on 22 sports, such as football, tennis, basketball and handball, among others.
Tomé Coelho, President of ACAPO National Board, believes that this project "constitutes an opportunity for the social sector in Portugal, specifically for ACAPO, which in the medium term will begin to reap the rewards of all the investment made." The President of ACAPO National Board also adds that "the sustainability of the organization has been a long-debated issue, so it seemed to us that this would be the best strategy to develop, always with the objective of providing quality answers to Portuguese citizens with visual disabilities ".