Tag Archives: Michelle Evans

Kindred priorities ‘clubs and their communities’ with Rangers gambling education

SBC News Kindred priorities ‘clubs and their communities’ with Rangers gambling education

Kindred has revealed that it is funding gambling education sessions designed for players and staff at Rangers FC.  In line with the operator’s ten years of collaboration with the Scottish football team, the independent sessions will be led by gambling harm minimisation consultancy, EPIC Risk Management. Sam Mead, UK General Manager at Kindred Group, commented: “Kindred wants to run a …

Read More »

EPIC launches Pro Sport Advisory to place gambling harms at the forefront of elite sports agenda  

SBC News EPIC launches Pro Sport Advisory to place gambling harms at the forefront of elite sports agenda  

EPIC Risk Management has unveiled the first members of its ‘Pro Sport Advisory Board’ which has been established to safeguard and raise awareness of gambling harm’s threat to elite sports. The nine-person board is composed of diverse members who each provide expertise in pro-sports, gambling, addiction, sports integrity, athlete welfare and the lived experience of gambling harms. Board members will …

Read More »

Michelle Evans: We can’t underestimate the impact of lived experiences in tackling problem gambling

SBC News Michelle Evans: We can’t underestimate the impact of lived experiences in tackling problem gambling

When it comes to raising awareness of problem gambling and issues associated with sporting integrity among athletes, the only way to ensure that players understand the implications is through education and hearing from those with lived experience. That’s according to Michelle Evans, Head of Communications and Wellbeing at PFA Scotland, who was speaking on a panel entitled ‘The Link Between …

Read More »