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Flutter Entertainment’s Alpha Hub has put out the feelers for betting and gaming start-ups to work with the global gambling group’s Positive Impact Plan. Interested early stage companies have been asked to apply for the FTSE100 firm’s Flutter Tech4Good Award and the Flutter & RGC: Play Well Challenge. The group is targeting early-stage companies with responsible gambling specialities. The Tech4Good …

GamCare has announced the launch of its new ‘Women’s Chatroom‘ to provide a safe and confidential online environment for women affected by problem gambling.  The new facility was officially launched on Tuesday 18 July, providing lived-experience support to women seeking help/care regarding their own or others’ problem gambling concerns. The initiative forms part of GamCare’s treatment strategy as the chatroom …

GambleAware has disclosed the latest expansion of its Lived Experience Council as the charity looks to further collaborate with those that have experienced gambling harms to help provide guidance on the organisation’s strategic developments. The Lived Experience Council was initially disclosed in December 2022, and two months later it was said that the 12 person panel was seeking fresh additions. …

LeoVegas is sponsoring EuroPride 2023, an annual touring event celebrating the LGBTIQ+ community while also promoting a platform for dialogue and awareness. The event is taking place between 7-17 September in Valletta, Malta, and is expected to bring together around 50,000 people for ten days of awareness, celebration and entertainment. Stefan Nelson, Group CFO and Managing Director at LeoVegas Malta, …

GambleAware’s latest study, conducted by YouGov, has examined links between the exposure of gambling activity as a child and later life experiences of problem gambling. The survey questioned a sample of 18,000 to gauge the extent of gambling participation and problem gambling in the UK, using the measurements of the Problem Gambling Severity Index (PGSI). PGSI scores are based on …

NHS England has committed to opening seven new gambling addiction clinics this summer in response to a record demand for treatment services. This weekend, the NHS revealed that around 1,400 patients had been referred to its network of gambling harm clinics in the past year – an increase of more than a third on the previous 12 months and almost …

EPIC Risk Management and Entain Foundation US have announced a three-year partnership with the Major League Soccer Players Association (MLSPA). The collaboration will focus on providing gambling awareness educational programs and advisory resources. This will also include awareness workshops, prevention resources, advisory resources and further content to all members. Ben McGregor, Director of Sports Partnerships at EPIC Risk Management, said: …

GamCare has notified stakeholders that the English Gambling Education Hub (EGEH) has published its first Insights Report after its initial networking event. The topic was the effectiveness of collaboration in addressing gambling harms among young people. EGEH is a cross-collaboration research hub formed of seven organisations funded by GambleAware – including GamCare, Aquarius, ARA, Recovery for All, Beacon Counselling Trust, …

GamCare has submitted its guidance on how to enhance bank gambling blocks, as part of its ‘cross-sector’ Gambling Related Financial Harm (GRFH) programme.  GRFH aims to combine the knowhow and knowledge of finance and gambling companies to cooperate and develop resources and deepen support to financial risks of gambling harms. In March, GamCare hosted a GRFH a virtual workshop with …

The International Gaming Standards Association (IGSA)has approved the formation of a Responsible Gaming Committee to “create a global standard, process and path for predictive responsible gaming”. The IGSA’s RGC aims to offer support with the Responsible Gaming Maturity Model, a multi-tier framework providing operators and regulators with “a path from discovery to a highly quantifiable and predictable RG model”. The model will ensure …