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EPIC strikes multi-level gambling awareness partnership with cricketers body

SBC News EPIC strikes multi-level gambling awareness partnership with cricketers body

EPIC Risk Management will provide gambling awareness education to members of the Professional Cricketers’ Association (PCA), under the terms of a four-year partnership. Describing the agreement as a ‘first-of-its-kind’ deal, EPIC will also deliver educational sessions with women’s county and regional squads. The first year of the partnership will focus on all county academies and women’s regional teams, before moving …

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Professional cricketer Chris Wood unites with EPIC

SBC News Professional cricketer Chris Wood unites with EPIC

Professional Hampshire CCC cricketer Chris Wood has today joined EPIC Risk Management in a new role as a Pro-Sport Facilitator. The 30-year-old, who has struggled with a betting addiction for 11 years, hopes to help others by sharing his ‘incredible story’ after linking up with the gambling-harm minimisation consultancy company. Wood made his professional debut in 2010 for Hampshire against …

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Ladbrokes apologises for Scottish football tweet

SBC News Ladbrokes apologises for Scottish football tweet

Prime sponsors of the Scottish Premier League Ladbrokes, have apologised after Aberdeen complained to the SPFL about a tweet posted by the betting operator, during the Don’s 2-1 defeat to Rangers. The tweet read “GOOOOOOALLLLL! Danny Wilson puts Rangers ahead! “Fantastic news for Derek McInnes.” Referencing the heavy speculation surrounding the future of Don’s manager and former Ranger’s player Derek …

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