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Gambling with Lives launches pioneering gambling education programme
Gambling with Lives has created a ground-breaking new youth education programme.
The programme, which is aimed at preventing gambling harm in young people, will be piloted at schools in Essex, Manchester, and Northern Ireland before being rolled out across the country.
Created by experts on gambling harm, academics, teachers, award-winning filmmakers, and people with lived experience of gambling harm, the programme aims to influence the way gambling awareness education is delivered to young people and address the lack of information and help currently available – something that leads to lives being lost each year.
“What makes this programme unique is that it includes the role of addictive products and predatory marketing in causing harm,” says James Grimes, Head of Education at Gambling with Lives. “We can protect the young by giving them information that is unbiased and evidence based – raising awareness of how addiction occurs is better than just waiting for it to develop. But education is not enough – we need real change to regulation and enforcement to protect the public.”
It is based on solid published research about education and awareness raising across other products like drugs, tobacco and alcohol and covers basics about gambling including understanding odds, risk and the “house edge”. But, crucially, it also focuses on how addictive products work and the methods and impact of industry marketing, which sets it apart from programmes delivered by industry-funded charities.
Research shows there are an estimated 250–650 gambling-related suicides in the UK each year[1], and that people with gambling disorder are up to 15 times more like to take their lives than members of the general population[2]. There is evidence that 1.2 million UK adults and 55,000 children have been addicted to gambling.
The programme will be launched at an event in London on Monday 13th September. This will include a screening of a short film dramatization that is a key part of the education programme highlighting the risk of harm from different gambling products and industry practices, including insight from professionals and those with lived experience of gambling harm. The screening will be followed by a Q&A session hosted by actor and presenter Alexis Conran with a panel including:
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Lord Foster (Chair of the Peers for Gambling Reform)
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Anna van der Gaag (Chair of the Advisory Board for Safer Gambling)
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Liz Ritchie (Chair of Gambling with Lives)
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Steve Watts (Founder and CEO of GamFam)
The event will be attended by campaigners, health professionals, parliamentarians, members of the charity and bereaved family members who have lost loved ones to gambling-related suicide.
Gambling with Lives calls for the better regulation of gambling products and gambling to be treated as a public health issue
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Gambling.com Group to Participate in Upcoming Investor Conferences
Gambling.com Group Limited (Nasdaq: GAMB) (“Gambling.com Group” or the “Company”), a fast-growing provider of digital marketing services for the global online gambling industry, today announced that senior management will participate in four upcoming institutional investor conferences:
B. Riley Securities 24th Annual Institutional Investor Conference
- Location: Beverly Hills Hilton Hotel – Beverly Hills, CA
- Date: Wednesday, May 22, 2024 and Thursday, May 23, 2024
- Format: Meetings with Institutional Investors
- Attending: Peter McGough, Sr. V.P. Investor Relations & Capital Markets
Please contact your B. Riley sales representative to register for the conference and to request a meeting with Gambling.com Group.
Craig-Hallum 21st Annual Institutional Investor Conference
- Location: Depot Renaissance Hotel – Minneapolis, MN
- Date: Wednesday, May 29, 2024
- Format: Meetings with Institutional Investors
- Attending: Elias Mark, Chief Financial Officer, and Peter McGough, Sr. V.P. Investor Relations & Capital Markets
Please contact your Craig-Hallum sales representative to register for the conference and to request a meeting with Gambling.com Group.
Stifel 2024 Cross Sector Insight Conference
- Location: The InterContinental Boston – Boston, MA
- Date: Tuesday, June 4, 2024
- Format: Fireside Chat Presentation at 10:55 a.m. ET and Meetings with Institutional Investors
- Attending: Charles Gillespie, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, and Peter McGough, Sr. V.P. Investor Relations & Capital Markets
Please contact your Stifel sales representative to register for the conference and to request a meeting with Gambling.com Group.
Jefferies 14th Annual Consumer Conference
- Location: White Elephant Hotel – Nantucket, MA
- Date: Monday, June 17, 2024 and Tuesday, June 18, 2024
- Format: Meetings with Institutional Investors
- Attending: Peter McGough, Sr. V.P. Investor Relations & Capital Markets
Please contact your Jefferies sales representative to register for the conference and to request a meeting with Gambling.com Group.
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Pioneering online sports social media marketing agency SGG Media has recently crossed several significant milestones, cementing its position as one of the hottest social media marketing agencies in the United States.
It’s been a bumper start to the year for SGG Media. Following the launch of its highly-anticipated Instant Quote platform, the company can confirm it is working with over 2,000 content creators and micro-influencers, providing them with unparalleled access to over 65 million avid sports fans in the United States and beyond.
As a result of this milestone, SGG Media now has the third-largest database of social media sports fans in the United States. This impressive achievement is just the latest in a string of milestones achieved by the company as it continues its rapid ascent to the top of the sports social media marketing space.
SGG Media’s innovative approach to marketing was recently recognized in the SBC North America awards. The company achieved Silver in the Sports Media Company of the Year award, further highlighting the team’s incredible work.
SGG Media CEO Troy Paul: It’s been an incredibly exciting few months at SGG Media. Our team have worked tirelessly around the clock to achieve these milestones, and I couldn’t be prouder of the effort they have put in.
Since our inception, we have been relentless in our pursuit of growth and innovation. Reaching the milestone of signing our 2,000th content creator was a significant achievement, and we are already setting our sights on the next milestone-3,000.
Our ultimate aim has always been to chart our own course and become industry-leaders. Our recent triumphs underscore the significance of social media marketing and the power of community engagement, particularly with younger sports fans. We are committed to continuing to change the approach companies take their social media marketing and blazing a trail in the sports world.
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BF Group Launches Enhanced Platform for Sports Betting and Casino Operators
BF Group, a leading innovator in the gaming and betting industry, proudly announces the launch of the latest version of their comprehensive platform designed for sports betting and casino operators. This new iteration stands out with its cutting-edge design solutions, leveraging a headless approach to ensure seamless and modern operations.
The platform is already live with BF Group’s clients, including the leading Polish sportsbook operator, LV BET.
Marcin Doszczecko, CEO of LV BET Poland and Latvia, shared his enthusiasm: “After the initial tests, we are thrilled to be part of the pilot phase of BF Group’s new platform. We’ve observed significant improvements in operational flow and profitability. The feedback from our VIP players has been overwhelmingly positive, underscoring the platform’s quality and effectiveness.”
Wiktor Grabarczyk, CEO of BF Group, commented: “We continually develop our platforms and other products, but the improvements in this iteration are so significant that we present it as a new stage in our product evolution. We are pleased to provide our partners with an even better tool, ensuring operators and their players have a comfortable and enhanced experience with our sports betting products.”
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