The UK’s first Responsible Gambling Week is to take place on October 12-18, with all gaming and gambling sectors represented.
Responsible Gambling Week is led by the Industry Group for Responsible Gambling and will see every sector of the UK gambling industry taking part, specifically arcades, bingo clubs, bookmakers, casinos and igaming.
This means that more than 10,000 gambling venues and websites and 121,000 employees will take part in the industry’s biggest-ever social responsibility campaign.
By coming together with one voice, the gambling sector hopes to reach more people and get the country talking about responsible gambling, the tools that are available to keep gambling safe and fun - and where to find help and support for those who need it.
Sir Christopher Kelly, chair of the Responsible Gambling Strategy Board, said: “Public engagement is one of the 12 priority actions identified in the National Responsible Gambling Strategy. We need to learn from the experience of consumers and their families, and to use this to make gambling safer.
“So I welcome the theme of IGRG’s Responsible Gambling Week ‘let’s talk about responsible gambling’.
“Let’s make sure we learn as much as we can from it,” said Kelly.
