Voluntary role for EPIC's safer gambling manager will see him offer a lived experience perspective to the global body that certifies gambling harm counselors.
Making gambling safer for everyone.
We are the trusted global partner for gambling harm prevention.
Our expert consulting, training, and educational services are uniquely based on lived-experience of gambling addiction and are proven to mitigate gambling related harms.
Protecting against the risks of gambling harm
People
Gambling can affect any person from any walk of life. From customers to employees, we help organizations protect their people from the risks of gambling related 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.
Reputation
Protecting your organization against gambling related harm can increase the welfare of your people and customers and minimize reputational risk.
Operations
We understand the importance of playing by the rules, especially for sports organizations and gambling operators. Non-compliance may result in financial repercussions or even license suspension.
Our Solutions
Education
& Awareness
Through prevention education and strategic advisory services, we empower people and organizations to make better-informed decisions which mitigate gambling-related harm.
Training
Our training, education, and advisory is guided by the latest independent research and independently evaluated.
Consultancy
We work with key stakeholders to ensure that regulatory and operational policies address 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 Counsel
Major League Soccer Players Association
Lived Experience
We are gambling neutral in our approach and leverage experience of our staff who have personal experience of gambling harm.
End-to-end Impact
We work hard to take the problem out of gambling by working with high risk sectors and organizations where we can make large impact.
Holistic Approach
From consulting gambling operators and training customer service teams, we provide people with the knowledge they need to understand the risks of gambling and identify when it becomes a serious problem.
Driven by Research
Through our in-house research and evaluation team, our innovative programs are constantly evolved to reflect the latest data and insights.
Our Impact
EPIC are the world’s foremost provider of accredited and multi award winning professional services for the gambling industry.
Latest Insights
Craig Cornforth elected as board member for the IGCCB
MLB experience added to EPIC’s roster as Sanford signs up
Former New York Yankees third-round draft pick Jake Sanford will combine his ongoing baseball career with a role educating pro and collegiate athletes on avoiding gambling-related harm.
New methodology will make it hard to draw conclusions from latest UK Gambling Commission survey
EPIC’s research team has been looking at why it will be hard to draw conclusions from the Gambling Commission's latest statistics on gambling participation in the UK.
SIGA Youth Council appoints EPIC’s Gherghel as co-chair
EPIC's research manager Anca-Maria Gherghel is set to jointly lead a global panel tasked with informing policy for the benefit of youth sports around the world.
Stevin ‘Hedake’ Smith to promote gambling harm awareness through EPIC
A high-profile addition to the EPIC team as the former pro basketball star comes on board to share his experience from one of the sport’s most high-profile gambling episodes.
ISO9001 certification extended for a fifth year
EPIC continue to be recognised for their quality of standards and commitment to continuous improvement by ISO’s assessors.
New football integrity breach highlights the need for a holistic approach
EPIC's Michelle Evans looks at why it remains imperative for professional sports clubs to take an integrated approach to preventing gambling-related harm.
Bobby Scales brought in to bolster EPIC’s global audience
Former MLB player Bobby Scales added to EPIC’s talent roster to help share a message of gambling harm prevention with a worldwide audience.
Dominic Matteo signs for EPIC
Former Premier League and Scotland international defender Dominic Matteo joins EPIC's squad of lived experience facilitators
Chester: “People have told me that talk saved their life”
EPIC's newly-promoted senior program facilitator Patrick Chester has explained how his public speaking has been cited as potentially life-saving.
Are political parties gambling on their electoral future? The reputation risk of wagering on the UK elections
EPIC’s director of safer gambling, Dan Spencer, assesses how the UK’s upcoming General Election faces an unexpected twist as a result of gambling issues.
Liz looking forward to supporting more student-athletes
Having been proud to deliver to sports wellbeing experts at a leading Los Angeles summit, EPIC's Liz Thielen is now excited about a return to NCAA campuses.