Player Protection Forum 2022 and Workshop

Here are some pictures from our Player Protection Forum 2022 and Workshop.

Date: 1-3 March 2022.
Venue: County Hall, London.

Read on for an overview of the event.

Player Protection Forum 2022.

Day 1.

Opening remarks from our chair Adrian Sladdin, Director, Seventh Wave Corporate Training.

Fireside Chat with Simo Dragicevic and Adrian Sladdin on how safer gambling has progressed so far and the role of technology as we move forward.

The Infinite Recovery Project  – A joined up approach to helping potentially vulnerable customers with founders Jason Shiers and Paula Murphy.

What operators need to learn from the Football Index.

Niki Stephens, Partner in Betting & Gaming, Mishcon de Reya LLP.

Guy Wilkes, Partner, Mishcon de Reya LLP.

First panel discussion of the day. Where next? Knowing your customer in emerging markets.

Peter Murray, Head of Gaming, Veriff.
Andy Atha, Chief Operating Officer, Anonymind.
Norma Campbell, Head of Regulatory Compliance, Betfred.
Neil Tyson, Director, Rightway Compliance.

Revisiting safer game design after implementing the Gambling Commissions new RTS requirements for online slots

We beamed in Paul Dolman-Darrall, Chief Executive Officer, G Group to present this.

The application of Blockchain technology in responsible gambling.

Nick Hill, nChain is joined by Paul Foster, Chief Executive, Crucial Compliance.

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Final panel discussion of the day: Sports sponsorship is under the spotlight with calls to ban gambling businesses from sponsoring football teams. Is this the latest bandwagon or will it help make gambling safer for all?

Moderator: Harry Pratt, Sports Journalist, Reach Plc.

Kirsty Caldwell, Founder / Director, Betsmart Consulting.

Robert Mabbett, Head of Growth, Gordon Moody Association.

David Richardson, Strategic Partnerships Manager, Better Change.

Player Protection Forum 2022.
Day 2.

Fireside chat with the BGC.

David Clifton, Director, Clifton Davies Consultancy Limited.
Brigid Simmonds, Chairman, The Betting & Gaming Council.

Experience of Problem gambling and the Judicial System – What can be done to provide support and reduce the risk of repeat offending?

Steven Girling, Co-Founder, ReframeCoaching and Expert by Experience.

The Gambling Journeys and Behaviours of Young People.

Nicola Catchpole, Associate Director, 2CV.
Panel – The importance of education, what are we doing to ensure young people have a realistic and informed view about gambling and will it help bring in a generation of responsible gamblers? 

Moderator: Adrian Sladdin, Director, Seventh Wave Corporate Training.
Louisa Clark, Compliance Consultant, Betsmart Consulting.
Paul Dorbon, Head of Compliance, Grace Media Limited.
Jason Shiers, Certified Psychotherapist and Founder, Infinite Recovery Project.

General discussion session on customer journeys – joining up the operators commercial model, regulatory framework and customer experience.

Led by Ben Haden, Director of Research and Statistics, UK Gambling Commission.
The C word! Collaboration of course! We as an industry have been told for some time now that we need to do more of this. What else can be done to help make gambling safer, improve standards and ensure we have a player protection culture across all of our businesses?

Moderator: Paula Murphy, Managing Director, KnowNow Limited.
Thomas Fearns, Responsible Gambling Officer, GIMO- Global Interactive Marketing Online Ltd.
Paul Foster, Chief Executive, Crucial Compliance.
Jessica Maier, Head of Government Affairs, Play’n GO.

Player Protection Workshop.

Presented by Adrian Sladdin, Seventh Wave Corporate Training.

On day 3 we held a days workshop. For information on other KnowNow Training please click here.