London, England, June 2016– The Officers of the Parliamentary All Party Betting & Gaming Group are very impressed with the resounding success of their Future of Gambling seminar series and are certain that the last seminar, The Future Of Research, Education & Treatment Into Problem Gambling to be held on Tuesday 5th July 2016 will be equally well received with a topic that applies to the whole industry. The speakers will be Marc Etches, CEO, Responsible Gambling Trust, Lee Willows, CEO, YGAM (Young Gamblers Education Trust), Elaine Smethurst, Managing Director, Gordon Moody Association and Wanda Goldwag, Chair, Senet Group. Steve Donoughue, gambling consultant and Secretariat of the All Party Betting & Gaming Group said:

Problem gambling rates have remained pretty stable since they were first researched on a national level in 2007. This would appear to verify the belief that the problem is mostly centred with the individual, rather than the specific gambling devices or locations. That is not to say they don’t have an impact, just that if they were major factors we would have seen a far bigger increase over the last decade as the industry has grown. This is obviously not a cause for complacency and the industry has been involved in ever greater efforts to prevent problem gambling. We have also seen the evolution of the charitable sector as they increased their efforts in treatment and with the creation of YGAM, education is now being delivered. Quality research answering the big questions of how and why does seem to still be needed though.

For the first time the Parliamentary All Party Betting & Gaming Group is allowing the invited guests from the industry to attend its meetings and join with the Captains of their industry in the debating what the future of gambling in Britain is. If you wish to attend one of the seminars please contact the Secretariat of the APBGG, Steve Donoughue at [email protected]. Lee Willows, CEO of YGAM, the Youth Gamblers Education Trust and key speaker stated:

The YGAM team and I looking forward to attending and contributing to the APG seminar; The Future of Research, Education & Treatment into Problem Gambling. As a newly established, UK-Registered Charity, YGAM has a single focus to minimise gambling-related harm among young people via PSHE education in schools, colleges, universities and local community groups. No other organisation in the UK delivers a fully accredited and PSHE Association quality-assured programme of this kind.