This week we unveiled the seven experts who will make up the Pro Sport Advisory Board North America, now meet the first of them: Michel Chikwanine.
Making gambling safer for everyone.
We are the trusted global partner for gambling harm prevention.
Our expert consultancy, training and education are based on lived experience of problem gambling and proven to make gambling safer for everyone.
Our preventative solutions
Protecting against the risks of gambling harm
People
Gambling can affect any person from any walk of life. From customers to employees, we help organisations protect their people’s welfare from the risks of gambling harm.
Performance
Whether in a business environment or the sporting world, the lack of focus and increased stress levels brought on by problem gambling can have a negative impact on performance and business sustainability.
Reputation
Protecting your organisation against gambling harm can increase the welfare of your people and minimise both reputational and financial risk.
Operations
We understand the importance of playing by the rules, especially for sports organisations and gambling operators. Failure to comply to certain laws and regulations can result in financial sanctions, as well as the inability to operate.
Our Solutions
Education
& Awareness
Through harm awareness programmes we aim to help people make better-informed decisions and remain safe from gambling-related harm.
Training
Our training services are built on evidence-based approaches, guided by the latest independent research, and independently evaluated.
Consultancy
We offer strategic advisory to key stakeholders to ensure regulation, legislation, and policy addresses the prevention of gambling-related harms, and to encourage a safe and sustainable industry.
Who we work with
“I thought the presentation was fantastic.
[The facilitator’s] telling of his experience as a high-level footballer dealing with addiction was very impactful.”
Johnny Andris
Deputy General Council
Major League Soccer Players Association
Why Choose EPIC
Lived Experience
At EPIC almost half of us have lived, personal experience of gambling harm. This unique perspective makes us experts on preventing gambling harm.
End-to-end Impact
Gambling will always exist, but gambling harm doesn’t have to. To have the biggest impact we work at the source, with gambling operators all the way through to individuals and organisations in the highest-risk sectors.
Holistic Approach
Top down and bottom up. We have a range of solutions to provide all levels of organisations with the knowledge they need to understand the risks of gambling and prevent harm.
Driven by Research
We are dedicated to never standing still! Through our in-house research team and external partners like Harvard University, we strive to innovate and improve our approach so that we can continuously increase our impact.
Our Impact
EPIC are the world’s foremost provider of accredited and multi award winning professional services for the gambling industry.
Feedback scores from people who have attended our sessions include:
97%
awareness level in elite sports of heightened gambling harm issues among athletes
97%
satisfaction score across all our safer gambling programmes
92%
of school staff members were completely satisfied with the EPIC session
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PSAB NA: Mentor Michel wants to make a difference for athletes coming to the US
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Greg Weber was an incredibly successful professional poker player, but his tendency to wager the wrong amounts in secret led to him losing everything he won on the tour - and more.
Pro Sport Advisory Board North America unveiled to combat gambling issues in sport
A new body of industry experts has been formed to face up to the collective issue of gambling-related harm in elite sport: the Pro Sport Advisory Board North America.
Hedake becomes a permanent addition to EPIC’s roster
Stevin 'Hedake' Smith, one of the most iconic speakers on sporting integrity issues in the US, has agreed a permanent contract to deliver his captivating problem gambling awareness story to EPIC Global Solutions' array of worldwide audiences.
#PGAM2025: “I had no idea that gambling addiction was even a thing”
We continue to empower people through the knowledge of personal experiences that our team have been through as part of Problem Gambling Awareness Month's 'Seeking Understanding' theme.
Colleges invited to ‘Know Your Play’ as responsible gaming education platform is explained via webinar
Colleges across the US are being invited to understand the benefits of engaging with the new EPIC-driven 'Know Your Play' responsible gaming education platform via an explanatory webinar.
Help us to leave a legacy for female sport on International Women’s Day
For this year's International Women's Day, we're calling on leading female athletes to help support a vital body of research that can help to leave a lasting legacy for gambling harm prevention in women's elite sport.
NCAA and EPIC Global Solutions announce extension of gambling harm education program
The NCAA and EPIC Global Solutions have announced an extension of their gambling harm education program collaboration.
#PGAM2025: Liz’s husband helped her to see how much she was gambling
The EPIC team has a big role to play in helping the public to understand problem gambling, with that focus intensified during March's Problem Gambling Awareness Month.
#PGAM2025: A month to help people ‘Seeking Understanding’ of problem gambling
Problem Gambling Awareness Month returns for 2025 with a theme of ‘Seeking Understanding’: a perfect…
Talking regulation and responsible gambling in Rio
The regulation, responsible gambling measures and sporting integrity required in the Brazilian gambling market will…
Bally’s partners with Rhode Island Lottery, the Rhode Island Council on Problem Gambling, and EPIC Global Solutions for an active Problem Gambling Awareness Month
Governor McKee and College coaches join efforts to promote awareness at state level ahead of the national campaign in March.
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