The leading British charity organisation aimed at dealing with problem gambling and gambling addictions – GambleAware – has revealed that it is to hold its 5th annual Harm-Minimisation Conference in December 2017.
The Conference is to be hosted at The King’s Fund in London on December 6th and 7th for fifth consecutive year. For half a decade now, the non-profit organisation promoting responsible gambling has been the organiser of a Harm-Minimisation in Gambling Conference on an annual basis.
Over the years, GambleAware conferences have become a driving force in shaping the direction of research and policy development, not to mention that the organisation has always been engaged in promoting responsible gambling as well as adequate customer protection. This year, GambleAware has chosen its overall theme of the conference to be focused on young people and their gambling habits, as well as on gaming in a quickly developing social and technical environment.
GambleAware Harm-Minimisation Conference Schedule
GambleAware has already published an outline conference programme, although the full programme is set to be officially announced in September.
For the time being, the organisers have already confirmed a number of speakers, including the Chief Executive Officer of the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) Sarah Harrison, as well as other chief executives of social gaming associations, eSports integrity commissioners, etc.
December 6th 2017
Registrations are to begin at 9:00 AM on December 6th, followed by the official welcome and opening remarks of the UK Minister for Sport and Civil Society Tracey Crouch MP at 10:00 AM.
Then, the first discussion, called “Technological change and the health and well-being of youth” is to start at 10:45 AM. After a short break, the conference is to carry on with “The rise of the Internet and its impact on young people” at 11:50 AM.
Following the lunch break, another discussion called “Where and when does gaming become gambling?” is set to take place at 2:00 PM as part of the conference. Another networking break is to follow, and after it, a special discussion dedicated to eSports is to begin. The “Esport: the new gambling environment?” discussion is to start at 3:50 PM, followed by a traditional networking reception for the conference’s attendees.
December 7th 2017
A number of discussions focused on gambling and professional sport and lotteries are to be held over the second day of GambleAware’s conference. After the registration and the opening remarks of Rosena Allin-Khan MP, attendees of the conference will be given the chance to join the “Lotteries: Young and On-Line” discussion at 9:45 AM. After the first break, a more extensive discussion, called “Gambling and professional sport” is to begin at 11:20 AM.
The latter is to be divided in several parts, with the first one, “What is the relationship?” between gambling and professional sport set to end before the lunch break. Then, the three remaining parts of the discussion are set to start at 2:00 PM.
At 3:00 PM, the organisers from GambleAware are to officially launch the organisation’s PPF gambling education and training programme.
Conclusion
Problem gambling has become one of the hottest topics in the UK gambling industry over the last few years. With more and more casino, betting, poker, lottery and bingo options becoming available both off- and on-line, an increasing number of individuals become involved in addictive gambling activities putting themselves at risk.
GambleAware has always been focused on promoting responsible gambling among UK customers and have been calling all gambling operators in the country to be following strict social responsibility measures.
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Daniel Williams
