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Gambless unveils new DHYP awareness campaign
Gambling harm solution platform Gambless announces today the launch of a new “Don’t Hide Your Pain” (DHYP) awareness campaign against gambling addiction.
The launch of the campaign coincides with the start of the Safer Gambling Week, an initiative brought forward by the Betting and Gaming Council and aimed at promoting safer gambling in the UK and Ireland.
The DHYP campaign will last approx. three months and will cover various aspects of gambling, highlighting the risks involved in such activity.
The campaign aims to prevent gambling harm, conveying its message mainly to younger individuals in Britain and Italy. The two countries, despite being among the first markets to regulate online gambling, share staggering low levels of awareness.
In the UK, it’s estimated that only between 0.6 and 3% of problem gamblers receive treatment. Similar percentages are seen in Italy, where of the 1,300,000 estimated pathological gamblers, only about 12,000 get help each year.
The campaign messages focus on the fact that one does not need to be a problem gambler to suffer gambling harm, thus resonating with a larger audience.
The first batch of promo assets will begin circulating on various social media starting this weekend, putting the spotlight on some of the clear signs of problematic gambling behaviour to look out for, and will be accompanied by the #dhyp hashtag.
Below some comments on the initiative from Gambless CEO, Maurizio Savino:
“Why the need of an awareness campaign?”
A recent report from the National Gambling Treatment Service confirmed that the awareness on problem gambling in the UK is still very low. It’s estimated that less than 3% of all pathological gamblers receive help. That’s an extremely low figure, even compared to that of alcohol abusers who seek help (15-25%).
Making awareness campaigns about gambling addiction is not easy. It’s a delicate topic and we have seen recently how campaigns can easily face criticisms. However, there is a dire need to do more.
“Why borrowing a famous meme’s expression?”
We don’t have the resources of the big charities out there. So, with our small budget, we had to be creative.
Memes are one of the greatest ways of communication of our times. One may dismiss them as silly or shallow – a theory I strongly disagree with. In my opinion memes can be very deep and carry important meanings that one can relate to, stop and think for a couple of seconds. They can raise much more awareness than a distracting storyline.
Memes are also extremely popular among young adults, which are one of the categories at higher risk of gambling harm as well.
“What does Gambless do?”
Gambless is a mobile application, the first to provide psychological support to problem gamblers with an innovative and holistic approach on mental health.
Available both on Google Play and App Store, it provides several self-help tools and it offers a number of supportive programs specifically designed by our team of expert psychologists, using various techniques including CBT and Gestalt psychology.
Reception from users has been overwhelming so far. We saw more than 1,000 downloads in just two months since launch, with an upward trend. At current rates we welcome about 1 new gambler each hour through our virtual doors, which are open 24/7.
If these numbers might seem small, one must consider that the UK National Gambling Treatment services help about 9,000 individuals per year, with first appointment waiting times being even over of 104 days for residential treatment. Therefore, such remote services must be taken seriously as an immediate alternative and complementary way of support.
Gambless has the ability to reach many more people in need, with no scalability issues whatsoever. With a bit more awareness and cooperation from the industry, we could really make a difference in the lives of vulnerable individuals.
“What’s in store for 2021?”
We want to help as many problem gamblers as possible, so we will continue to raise awareness on the topic, we plan to rollout new languages, and we hope to cooperate with gambling firms and regulators in order to make gambling truly safer.
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Spin Big, Shop Bigger — Black Friday Cart Craze Brings the Black Friday Madness to the Reels!
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Gaming Corps Signs Partnership Deal with MozzartBet
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Entire Gaming Corps portfolio is now live with global operator
Gaming Corps, a publicly-listed game development company based in Sweden, has today announced that it has signed a deal to see its full portfolio of content available with the MozzartBet Group.
Players within multiple markets across the world, will now have the opportunity to play a whole host of games from Gaming Corps, which has become synonymous with providing world leading content. This includes the Smash4Cash
series and recent releases Gates of Hellfire, Hoop Champion and the highly popular 3 Pigs of Olympus.
Mozzartbet Group has been operating since 2001 and during this time, it has continued to offer its player base a variety of betting and casino game action and this latest integration will add to its ever evolving game portfolio.
Commenting on behalf of Gaming Corps, Adam Pentecost, Director of Customer Success said: “From our initial conversations to getting the deal done, MozzartBet Group has been fantastic to work with.
“There is a mutual desire to put players at the very heart of what we do and the service we provide and I’m excited to see where this collaboration will take us.”
Marina Avramović, Head of Online Casino Ops at MozzartBet Group said, “We are thrilled to have Gaming Corp’s casino content on our site, and they are a fantastic addition to our games portfolio.”
“We are particularly interested in seeing how the company’s newest games will perform, and we look forward to a fully collaborative partnership moving forward.”
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Jonas Groes, highly experienced technology, finance and policy leader will become co-CEO of EveryMatrix from January 1st 2026 alongside company Co-Founder Ebbe Groes.
A long-time advisor, Jonas will join his brother at the beginning of the New Year to lead the business as it continues to scale and provide advanced turnkey platform technology to an increasing number of the world’s biggest brands and lotteries.
Jonas has a long and distinguished business career including the last 10 years as Partner of EY’s Nordic Consulting practice consisting of more than 1,200 people leading high-level projects with a focus on strategy, innovation and digitalisation towards major Government and infrastructure clients.
He is a results-driven leader with extensive experience in both public and privately owned companies with strong knowledge of technology, finance and policy. He will be based in Copenhagen, Denmark where EveryMatrix has recently opened an office.
Ebbe Groes, Co-Founder and Group CEO, EveryMatrix, said: “As the company’s growth continues, tripling our headcount in the last five years, and as we work with more of the largest gaming brands and lotteries, I needed to find someone who knows what it takes to scale a business and reach the ambitious targets we have for the next five years.
“Doing this means I will have more time to work on strategy and execute all the things we want to do to become a global top three tier-1 technology provider by 2030.”
“To share a CEO position requires complete trust at both personal and professional level. Jonas is the perfect candidate and I know he will go on to do amazing things at EveryMatrix. I’m very excited to soon be sharing the CEO position with him.”
Jonas Groes said: “Stepping into this role at EveryMatrix alongside my brother Ebbe is a dream come true. What he, Stian Hornsletten, and the rest of the team have built is nothing short of phenomenal and I’ve seen close hand just what it takes. We work well together and our differences and combined strengths complement one another. I can’t wait to get started.”
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