Expanding its treatment services across the UK, the NHS’s Northern Gambling Service has opened a new clinic in Sunderland which will focus upon the treatment of problem gambling. The clinic will allow visitors to access support from a consultant psychologist, a consultant psychiatrist, a clinical psychologist and a senior mental health nurse. The clinic’s consultant psychologist Matthew Gaskell said: “Gambling …
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Kindred Group has confirmed a new partnership with the European Network of Active Living for Mental Health (ENALMH) which will see the gambling group donate all exposure rights during games played in Norway for Men’s and Women’s 2020 EHF Euro. ENALMH is a network that is aiming to promote active living in order to prevent and address mental health problems. Jan …
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Industry workplace diversity, inclusion and equality program the All-in Diversity Project (AiDP) will launch its new #opendoors campaign which aims to recognise those who ‘have opened career doors for others.’ The campaign, which will launch on January 27, hopes to highlight those across the industry which have supported individuals and championed talent. AIDP emphasised that the initiative will also shine …
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The Danish Gambling Authority Spillemyndigheden has strengthened its commitment to educating the industry on best practice after publishing its new guide on responsible gambling aimed at licence holders, their employees and other relevant stakeholders. The guide, which will act as a supplement to the Danish Gambling Act and associated executive orders, will include guidelines and interpretations for how licensees can …
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Former England captain Wayne Rooney has collaborated with 32Red as the firm emphasises its focus on responsible gambling with the launch of its ‘Stay In Control’ series. The opening episode of the series saw Rooney joined by former football league midfielder Scott Davies, who currently does extensive work in promoting the risks of gambling with Epic Risk Management. Hosted at …
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The Gambling Commission has published the list of approved organisations to which gambling companies are permitted to make social responsibility financial contributions in order to meet their licence conditions. In an unexpectedly short list, only GambleAware, GamCare and YGAM (Young Gamers & Gamblers Education Trust) have been approved by the regulator, although other organisations are knocking on the door. As …
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Stoke headquartered operator bet365 lifted the lid on key measures it has introduced to boost player protection and safer gambling practices in its financial report submitted to Companies House last month. In the Strategic Report part of the document, the operator stressed an “unwavering commitment to deliver industry-leading approaches to player protection”. Bet365‘s early-risk detection system ‘EROS’ monitors customer activity for …
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Industry platform and systems provider EveryMatrix has reaffirmed its commitment to maintain and expand its Kids Academy corporate social responsibility programme as it celebrates five years of the initiative. The project aims to offer Romanian children the chance to access quality education that would be otherwise unavailable to them, across computer science, mathematics and English. Ebbe Groes, Group CEO of …
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Finnish gambling monopoly Veikkaus has outlined plans to strengthen its responsible gambling strategy in 2020, which will include a reduction in the number of slot machines it operates across Finland. Having gained approval from the Veikkaus board of directors, the gambling monopoly could cut the number of slot machines by an estimated 3,500, as well as pushing for compulsory identification …
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The Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) has launched a new multimedia safer gambling campaign which will support the group’s Safer Gambling Commitments launched in November 2019. The campaign, which will be rolled out via a series of 20-second digital films and associated content, will be tailored towards men between the ages of 18-34 who ‘might be at risk of overindulging …
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