Tag Archives: Dan Spencer

“A model that is as early, accurate & explainable as possible” – Entain’s consumer protection journey

SBC News “A model that is as early, accurate & explainable as possible” - Entain’s consumer protection journey

The rollout of Entain’s player protection journey over the past eight years has been a ‘bumpy journey’, according to the firm’s Director of Player Protection Systems and Analytics, Jez White, but the improvements have been ‘massive’. White made his observations whilst speaking at Navigating The Maze, a panel session during ICE London 2024 within the expo’s Consumer Protection Zone which …

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AI and the human element: EPIC’s Dan Spencer on ‘obvious’ Mindway partnership

SBC News AI and the human element: EPIC’s Dan Spencer on ‘obvious’ Mindway partnership

It seems like all tech specialists with a stake in gaming are talking about AI right now, and EPIC Risk Management believes that this interest is more than justified.  The gambling harm minimisation consultancy group recently signed a major partnership with Mindway AI, focused around supporting and delivering its educational and training resources as well as identifying and interacting with …

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Kindred renews EPIC collaboration in pursuit of 0% harmful revenue

SBC News Kindred renews EPIC collaboration in pursuit of 0% harmful revenue

Seeking to maintain track on its policy of achieving ‘net zero’ revenue from harmful gambling by 2023, Kindred Group has signed a partnership with EPIC Risk Management. An extension of the Swedish multinational betting operator’s long-running partnership with the gambling harm minimisation consultancy, the arrangement will see EPIC analyse and improve the firm’s human intervention mechanisms.  The announcement comes shortly …

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EPIC to promote lived experience education during 2022 Safer Gambling Week

SBC News EPIC to promote lived experience education during 2022 Safer Gambling Week

As Safer Gambling Week gets underway, gambling harm minimisation consultancy group EPIC Risk Management has revealed its itinerary for the seven days.  The firm states that lived experiences will ‘be at the heart of all’ of its planned events’, deploying staff members with first-hand knowledge of the effects of gambling harm and delivering insight and understanding on this topic. Specific …

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EPIC updates interaction training to new UKGC standards

SBC News EPIC updates interaction training to new UKGC standards

EPIC Risk Management has updated its Interactions Masterclass training, ahead of the implementation of new regulatory standards on customer protection. The gambling harm minimisation and prevention consultancy has made efforts to ensure the modules are in line with newly issued UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) guidelines. The group has incorporated an additional focus on helping operators identify key signs of harm …

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EPIC Risk Management: Customer interaction must ‘not a tick box exercise’

SBC News EPIC Risk Management: Customer interaction must ‘not a tick box exercise’

For EPIC Risk Management, player protection and customer affordability is a process requiring strong understanding of and interactions with customers. Sharing their views in this two part interview, three of the gambling harm consultancy’s core team members – Head of Safer Gambling, Dan Spencer; Vice President of Prevention US, Dan Trolaro and Head of Delivery US, Mark Potter – highlighted …

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EPIC Risk Management: The need for cross-industry player education

SBC News EPIC Risk Management: The need for cross-industry player education

Affordability checks have long been touted as an effective method for operators to counter gambling related harm, and the prospect of a mandatory enhancement of such measures still remains in the UK. Speaking to SBC in this two part interview, EPIC Risk Management’s Head of Safer Gambling, Dan Spencer; Vice President of Prevention US Dan Trolaro and Head of Delivery …

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