Agenda: European Safer Gambling Week, 17-23 October 2022
01.10.2022
The European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA) is pleased to announce the agenda of the upcoming European Safer Gambling Week (ESGW) which is taking place on 17-23 October 2022.
This year’s edition is being organised by thirteen European online gambling associations, including the EGBA and its members, and there will be a range of events and practical activities organised across Europe to raise awareness about safer gambling.
The agenda for the week can be found below and registration for these events is entirely free.
More events will be added to the agenda in the next days. If your company or association is interested to participate then please contact us for more information.
You can also join the discussions during the European Safer Gambling Week by following us on Twitter @EUgambling and using the hashtag #ESGW22.
Agenda
| Date | Time | Topic and information | Organiser | Country | Format | Register |
| Monday 17 October | 11.00 – 12.00 CEST | Minimising Gambling-Related Harm: Contributing To A Better Understanding Of Problem Gambling In Europe | EGBA / Gambling Compliance | Belgium / Europe-wide | Webinar | WATCH A RECORDING HERE |
| 12.00 – 13.00 CEST | Safer gambling in Sweden | BOS | Sweden | In person | N/A | |
| 14.00 – 15.00 CEST | When Safer Gambling Becomes Personal: an unfiltered account by a former compulsive gambler | Betsson | Malta | Webinar | REGISTER HERE | |
| 17.00 – 18.30 CEST | Responsible gambling: Link between industry and academia – Webinar | University of Gibraltar | Gibraltar | Webinar | REGISTER HERE | |
| Responsible Gaming, with former addict Arne Nilis | NOGA | Netherlands | Podcast | WATCH HERE | ||
| Tuesday 18 October | 10.00 – 11.00 CEST | Self-exclusion register in Latvia: present and future | LiAB | Latvia | Webinar | REGISTER HERE |
| 11.00 – 12.00 CEST | Monitoring Customer Behaviour: Harnessing Data And Technology To Support Safer Online Gambling | EGBA | Belgium / Europe-wide | Webinar | WATCH A RECORDING HERE | |
| 13.15 – 14.00 CEST | Podcast with Adam Reuterswärd, expert-by-experience and representative of Spelfrihete | NBO | Norway | Podcast | WATCH HERE | |
| 15.00 – 16.00 CEST | Operator best practice – safer gambling initiatives in 2022 | EGR/Safer Gambling Week | UK | Webinar | REGISTER HERE | |
| 16.00 – 17.00 CEST | Responsible gaming in Portugal | APAJO | Portugal | Webinar | WATCH HERE | |
| 16.00 – 17.00 CEST | UK safer gambling charity updates | EGR/Safer Gambling Week | UK | Webinar | REGISTER HERE | |
| Sports Betting Integrity, with Program Manager Chiel Warners | NOGA | Netherlands | Podcast | WATCH HERE | ||
| Wednesday 19 October | 09.00 – 18.00 CEST | Sustainable gambling conference | Kindred | Netherlands | Hybrid | REGISTER HERE |
| 09.00 – 18.00 CEST | Entain Sustain Conference | Entain | UK | Hybrid | By invitation only | |
| 09.00 – 18.00 CEST | Betting integrity and consumer protection | IBIA | Europe-wide | Social media campaign | ||
| Sustainable sponsoring, with Bob van Oosterhout | NOGA | Netherlands | Podcast | WATCH HERE | ||
| Thursday 20 October | 11.00 – 12.00 CEST | Online consumer protection: How to promote a safer internet in the EU | EGBA | Belgium / Europe-wide | Webinar | WATCH A RECORDING HERE |
| 14.00 – 16.00 CEST | ICAS International webinar on Identifying Gambling Addiction | ICAS / ATLAS / iGEN | Malta | Webinar | REGISTER HERE | |
| 14.00 – 16.00 CEST | Academia and industry collaboration in the responsible gambling field | University of Gibraltar | Gibraltar | In person | REGISTER HERE | |
| 15.00 – 15.45 CEST | Podcast with Antti Koivula, Lawyer at Legal Gaming | NBO | Norway / Finland | Podcast | WATCH HERE (in English) | |
| Sustainability, with Laura da Silva Gomes | NOGA | Netherlands | Podcast | WATCH HERE | ||
| Friday 21 October | 11.00 – 12.00 CEST | Safer gambling in Ireland: current and future perspectives | EGBA / IBA | Ireland | Webinar | WATCH A RECORDING HERE |
| European Safer Gambling Week recap with NOGA’s Peter-Paul de Goeij and Eric Konings, and EGBA’s Maarten Haijer. | NOGA | Netherlands | Podcast | WATCH HERE |
About EGBA
The European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA) is the Brussels-based trade association representing the leading online gaming and betting operators established, licensed, and regulated within the EU, including bet365, Betsson Group, Entain, Flutter, Kindred Group, and William Hill. EGBA works together with national and EU regulatory authorities and other stakeholders towards a well-regulated and well-channelled online gambling market which provides a high level of consumer protection and takes account of the realities of the internet and online consumer demand. EGBA member companies meet the highest regulatory standards and, in 2020, had 234 online gambling licenses to provide their services to 29 million customers across 19 different European countries. Currently, EGBA members account for 36% of Europe’s online gambling gross gaming revenue (GGR).
