A program delivered by EPIC Global Solutions with the backing of the NCAA and Entain Foundation US has resumed for the 2024/25 academic semester, with the intention of reducing the risk of gambling-related harm among student-athletes.
Making gambling safer for everyone.
We are the trusted global partner for gambling harm prevention.
Our expert consultancy, training and education are uniquely based on lived experience of gambling addiction and proven to make gambling safer for everyone.
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
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.
Latest Insights
Arkansas Razorbacks football team educated on minimising gambling’s risks
Craig Cornforth elected as board member for the IGCCB
Voluntary role for EPIC's safer gambling manager will see him offer a lived experience perspective to the global body that certifies gambling harm counsellors.
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 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 programme 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.