The League of Ireland has announced the rollout of an educational programme to proactively lead on the prevention of gambling harm in Irish football – a first-of-its-kind initiative for League of Ireland clubs.
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
News
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Discover how EPIC is shaping the future of safer gambling – our 2024/25 Activity Report
The report captures a pivotal period of growth and global impact for EPIC, with partnerships spanning operators, regulators, professional sports leagues, colleges and universities, and emerging international markets.
Activity Report 2024/25 – CSR: “It’s really unique and something we’re very proud of”
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Activity Report 2024/25 – Thought Leadership: “EPIC are at the forefront”
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Activity Report 2024/25 – Training: “These training sessions that we do are just priceless”
EPIC’s training programmes empower organizations to build confident,knowledgeable teams who can identify and address gambling-relatedrisks…
Activity Report 2024/25 – Education: “One of the highlights of our Rookie Camp”
Across consultancy, training, and education, EPIC’s integratedmodel combines lived experience, data insight, and behaviouralscience to…
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