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YGAM and GamCare go digital to deliver world class education programme despite Covid-19

Leading charities YGAM (The Young Gamers and Gamblers Education Trust) and GamCare have risen to the challenges caused by the Covid-19 pandemic by accelerating the digital transformation of their education resources and using virtual classrooms to raise awareness of gambling related harms. The two organisations, which were selected by the Betting and Gaming Council to deliver its £10 million funded national education programme, have succeeded in delivering over 20 classes reaching out to 350 individuals since April.
Explaining the challenges, Kev Clelland, Operations Director at YGAM, said: “The Covid-19 pandemic has dramatically changed both personal and work life. The charity sector in particular has faced profound challenges impacting both funding and how organisations are able to reach the people they have the responsibility to support.
“During lockdown the YGAM Practitioner Workshops have been presented as a blended digital offering which is proving hugely popular with both teachers and other professionals. Our education team has trained over 300 practitioners online, significantly more than the number we had planned to train face-to-face. Such has been the success that YGAM is now building up to deliver a minimum of five blended digital Practitioner Workshops a week.”
He continued: “We have added to our education team during lockdown and also written a raft of new resources, including full schemes from year 3 to year 11 as well as youth work specific materials. We have also formed groups to look at how we best approach our work in Wales and Northern Ireland.”
YGAM has also launched its new ‘Parent Hub’ website dedicated to providing an abundance of important resources and activities to support families and help build digital resilience. Through the summer, the ‘Parent Hub’ will be developed further courtesy of additional video content, podcasts, and social media campaigns. With university courses expected to be facilitated online in some form for the remainder of 2020, YGAM is focused on adapting its student resources ready for the upcoming first semester.
GamCare workshops for young people and CPD accredited training sessions for professionals have been moved online, with the result that attendance has doubled from April to May with new eLearning modules in development. A brand-new delivery team has been on-boarded in order to scale up the programme both online and face-to-face when it is safe to do so.
Downloadable factsheets are available for parents and teachers who would like to introduce the topic to young people via www.bigdeal.org.uk, GamCare’s dedicated website for young people, parents and teachers, and a new working group has been convened to ensure that the team can continue to reach young people despite reduced contact and social distancing, including via YouTube.
For more information on the Betting and Gaming Council’s Safer Gambling Commitments: https://bettingandgamingcouncil.com/safer-gambling/
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Yaspa and VIALET partner to bolster pan-European payments for iGaming clients

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London fintech Yaspa, an award-winning provider of real-time payment, account verification and intelligence solutions for the iGaming industry, has announced its partnership with VIALET, the European-licensed electronic money institution. The collaboration significantly enhances Yaspaâs payment ecosystem, providing iGaming operators and platforms across the UK and Europe with expanded access to instant, multi-currency payment solutions.
The partnership builds on VIALETâs deep experience as a European fintech, offering specialised business accounts and a full suite of payment services designed for digital businesses. For Yaspaâs customers â particularly in the high-growth iGaming sector â these accounts provide a secure, compliant way to hold and manage funds, including those deposited and withdrawn through Yaspaâs instant bank payment solutions.
The result is a powerful, integrated offering that is quickly becoming a preferred choice for operators seeking seamless, multi-currency support for real-time transactions. By combining instant pay-ins and payouts with robust business banking infrastructure, the collaboration delivers a streamlined, scalable solution for managing money across the UK and Europe.
âA single, powerful platformâ
Yaspa CEO James Neville said: âOur mission at Yaspa is to provide iGaming businesses with a single, powerful platform to manage their payments intelligently.
âPartnering with VIALET not only expands our instant payment capabilities across Europe, but also reinforces our commitment to building a resilient, multi-partner ecosystem that offers our clients unparalleled choice and reliability.â
Ioannis Chatziathanasiou, Chief Business Development Officer from VIALET, said: âAt VIALET, we are committed to delivering secure, fast, and scalable payment solutions tailored to the needs of digital-first industries. Partnering with Yaspa allows us to extend our reach and offer even greater value to merchants across Europe who demand flexibility, intelligence, and speed in their payment infrastructure.â
Yaspaâs instant bank payments are available across the UK and Europe, ready to integrate seamlessly into the payment systems of both current and future VIALET account holders who want to provide a real-time payment option that is quick to implement and simple for players to use.
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Conferences
FBMÂŽ returns to OIGA with new milestones and high-performing slots

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FBMÂŽ is gearing up for another impactful participation at the Oklahoma Indian Gaming Association Conference & Tradeshow (OIGA), taking place from July 14 to 16 at the OKC Convention Center in Oklahoma City. This year, FBM will join Delta Gaming Solutions at Booth 918, presenting four standout slot products that represent the latest chapter in its expansion in the US gaming market.
FBMâs presence at OIGA 2025 comes at a strategic time, following a series of key accomplishments in the past 12 months. The company has deepened its market penetration by installing games in several new casinos across the country. The rollout of a broader catalog of titles reflects the operatorsâ growing confidence in FBMâs value proposition.
At this yearâs OIGA expo, FBM will exhibit four titles that speak directly to enhancing player engagement and operatorâs performance:
- Ji HÇo Link
game series includes four titles: Golden LĂłng
, Fortunate HĂŠping
, Eternal Fènghuång
and Great Weiyan
. The powerful dragon, the wise turtle, the eternal phoenix, and the brave white tiger promise to deliver thrilling gaming sessions in a mechanic where the common bonus triggered by the JĂ HÇo Link
pagoda takes the spotlight.
- JĂ HÇo Link
Spirits is the perfect choice for players seeking thrilling, long-lasting, and entertaining gaming sessions. The unpredictability of the Spirits feature, which can reward players with free âflightsâ and big wins during the main game or free spins, builds excitement around the Golden LĂłng
Spirits and Eternal Fènghuång
Spirits titles.
- Xing FĂş Fortune Money Trees
brings excitement, suspense, and adrenaline to any casino floor with game mechanics based on the Prosperity, Strength, and Fortune accumulators. The Xing FĂş Fortune Money Trees bonus can offer up to seven different game experiences and is the gateway to collect the four available jackpots present on this slot theme.
- Crocâs Lock
is a 30-line slot with an exciting storyline and compelling features. Super Croc is this gaming experienceâs hero working with 15 independent reels, where the Extra Coins and Extra Spins accumulators lead player through an entertaining journey.
OIGA is one of the most important tradeshows in the North American gaming calendar, and FBM views the 2025 edition as the ideal platform to strengthen partnerships and expand operator relationships in this key market. Mike Medlin, FBMâs General Manager of Sales & Operations, together with Emily Snow, Delta Gaming Solutions sales director, will welcome and engage directly with all tribal operators, agents, and industry stakeholders trying FBMâs slots and seeking competitive, high-performing gaming solutions.
This momentum underlines the brandâs ongoing mission to deliver top-tier gaming experiences to U.S. players, especially within the tribal sector. OIGA 2025 also sets the stage for FBMâs larger showcase coming in October at G2E Las Vegas, an event that will mark the global reveal of new games and innovations designed to uplift the gaming experience in North America. Visit Booth 918 at OIGA 2025 and try FBMâs slots.
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Gaming
Limited Run Games Achieves the Impossible: Announcing Pre-Orders for Standard and Collector Editions of DOOM(â˘) on the Super Nintendo⢠Entertainment System!

Limited Run Games, a premium publisher of physical and digital games, announced today the opening of pre-orders for the long-awaited DOOM, arriving on physical cartridge for use with the Super Nintendo Entertainment System!
To celebrate this remarkable release, Limited Run Games are also pleased to announce the opening of pre-orders for the SNES compatible Rumble Tech Controller, bringing vibration technology to SNES games for the very first time!
In a move that only Limited Run Games could have the audacity to pull off, the impossible became real, partnering with Bethesda Softworks to introduce a remarkable special edition of the classic game, some 30 years after the original DOOM first debuted for the SNES.
Headed up by legendary programming wizard Randal Linden, who first worked on DOOM for the SNES in 1995, this enhanced version is no mere re-release of the original. Determined to do justice to the iconic shooter which birthed the modern FPS, this new version expands upon the original with a host of new features, âimpossibleâ graphical tricks and engineering dark magic that will leave 16-bit gamers breathless with excitement!
Created utilizing an all-new, custom-made board, designed specifically for this project, Limited Run Gamesâ version of DOOM for the Super Nintendo, greatly enhances performance which SNES enthusiasts will scarcely believe possible. Limited Run Games have fully restored the entire DOOM experience, featuring all four episodes of DOOM including âThy Flesh Consumed,â which was originally introduced in 1995 as part of the updated PC release âThe Ultimate DOOMâ. Thereâs much more than that though, also included are levels that were missing from the original release due to technical limitations, with five new levels implemented including E1M6, E2M2, E2M5, E2M7 and E3M5, delivering a complete DOOM experience for the humble SNES for the very first time.
Limited Run Games ainât done yet: In addition to the improved performance and restored levels, DOOM now proudly includes support for circle-strafe, monster re-spawning on Nightmare difficulty, an appearance by the dreaded translucent Spectre monster, full-motion video logos and so much more.
A release this special demands a new controller to take advantage of the enhanced features, and here, Limited Run Games have gone the extra mile. Pre-orders open on 7/11/25 for the SNES compatible Rumble Tech Controller (sold separately), an open-source gamepad which will feel familiar to fans of the original SNES controller but now comes complete with powerful dual vibration support! Naturally, this new version of DOOM includes rumble support, but Limited Run Games are showing love to the community, offering open-source support to developers and modders, allowing third parties to update their games to include rumble support or code new titles utilizing the feature!
Back to the game and players will take note of a new music player which has been included to relive the superb score of the game, high quality title and score-card screens added, and a Level Selection menu alongside a Level Code system, which allow gamers to tackle DOOM in the method of their choosing.
Itâs DOOM that shouldnât be possible, fusing old-school technology with state-of-the-art enhancements to deliver a thrilling new take on the iconic game.
Two versions of DOOM for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System will be available, with both open for pre-order on 7/11/25:
Doom Standard Edition â Super Nintendo Entertainment System â $99.99 MSRP
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- Metallic Gunmetal Colored SNES Cart
- Instruction Booklet
- 12â x 16â Poster
- Retro SNES Box
Doom Collectorâs Edition â Super Nintendo Entertainment System- $174.99 MSRP
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- Exclusive Collectorâs Edition SNES cartridge â Metallic-ink Gunmetal color with Blood Splatter print and Metal Plate Label
- Premium Embossed Foil Box
- Instruction Booklet
- 12â x 16â Poster
- Individually Numbered Certificate of Authenticity
- Limited to 666 copies
Pre-orders for Doom on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System go live on 7/11/25, but be quick, pre-orders close on 8/10/25. Visit Limited Run Games for more information.
The Limited Run Games SNES compatible Rumble Tech Controller will retail for an MSRP of $34.99 and will be open for pre-order on 7/11/25.
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