Live webinar to focus on female problem gambling issues during Safer Gambling Week

One of the headline events in EPIC Global Solutions’ coverage for Safer Gambling Week (November 18-24) will be a live webinar looking into the often-taboo topic of how and why problem gambling issues among women often go under the radar, as part of a panel discussion on Thursday November 21.

‘Female gamblers: the hidden side of problem gambling?’ will broadcast live from 12.45pm to 1.30pm GMT (7.45am to 8.30am ET) that day, with EPIC consultant Megan Vanderson providing a lived experience insight into a predominantly-female panel, alongside representatives from two of our long-standing clients in the gambling industry; Sandra Naughton, Head of CPCC – UK Digital & Retail at Entain, and Taina Grech, Responsible Gambling Quality Assurance Manager at Kindred Group. EPIC’s senior consultant Craig Cornforth will moderate the discussion.

Sign up now at bit.ly/EPICxSGWeek24Webinar to receive a streaming link to hear the expert panel of safer gambling specialists sharing their first-hand insight to explain why disordered gambling can manifest itself among female gamblers in much the same way as male gamblers, but also discuss whether the approach to preventing harm needs to be tailored differently for each audience.

We’ll look into the prevalence rates of female problem gambling compared to the overall figure, why it remains taboo for so many women to talk about this experience, and how the nature of problem gambling among women differs or aligns to what we see among men.

Additionally, we’ll delve into how our lived experience-based safer gambling education and training is bringing the issue to light and preventing problems from occurring, how adding a female voice to training sessions is making the subject matter more real to SG teams working for gambling operators, and the importance of having female leaders in the safer gambling sphere.

The webinar is the first confirmed broadcast from EPIC during the UK and Europe’s Safer Gambling Week. With several insightful video features and articles set to follow, we’ll be looking at the concept of safer gambling through a human lens throughout the week of heightened attention aimed at generating wider understanding of the potentially-destructive side-effects of problem gambling that afflict a proportion of all gamblers.

The awareness week is celebrated across Europe, with the European Gaming and Betting Association promoting it under the banner of European Safer Gambling Week, while the Betting and Gaming Council coordinates Safer Gambling Week within the UK on behalf of the licensed gambling industry.

Sign up here to view ‘Female gamblers: the hidden side of problem gambling?’, and don’t forget that our SIGA Sport Integrity Week webinar, ‘How gambling harm education programs maintain sporting integrity’ will broadcast live at 3pm GMT (10am ET) on Thursday November 14, with registration for that event taking place now at bit.ly/EPICxSIGAWebinar.