This yr’s Safer Gambling Week occasion will run from 13th – nineteenth November 2023 and could see the complete enterprise coming collectively to similarly sell more secure playing, through highlighting the equipment to be had so clients can live on top of things and signposting assist and recommendation to folks that want it.
Organised through the BGC, BACTA and the Bingo Association, Safer Gambling Week is now in its 7th yr, and could over again see a blitz of more secure playing messages each on-line and in land-primarily based totally venues, to spark a national verbal exchange approximately making a bet responsibly.
Gambling Minister Stuart Andrew said: “Safer Gambling Week is a great reminder of the paintings already underway through Government, enterprise and the regulator to save you damage.
“The measures mentioned in our white paper will assist shield the ones maximum susceptible to playing–associated damage at the same time as permitting people who pick out to gamble to achieve this competently. We are taking motion to save you playing addiction, enhance more secure playing equipment and support messaging to prevent human beings incurring probably life-converting losses.
“We welcome the playing enterprise the usage of this week to boom uptake and consciousness of this crucial issue.”
Andrew Rhodes, Chief Executive of the Gambling Commission, said: “Safety must be on the coronary heart of all playing in any respect times.
“But Safer Gambling Week provides the particular possibility to attract even greater interest to its importance.
“It additionally presents the possibility for operators to percentage great exercise and make sure human beings in Britain are supplied with the most secure playing possibilities withinside the world.”
The annual marketing campaign will construct on closing yr’s a success occasion in October whilst round 200,000 debts set deposit limits throughout the month, an boom of 12.five in line with cent in comparison to the identical month the yr preceding. Meanwhile, sixty one in line with cent of gamers placing deposit limits, did so for the primary time.
And the wide variety of gamers actively the usage of truth checks – on-display signals monitoring how lengthy clients are playing – rose through an awesome three hundred in line with cent.
Safer Gambling Week additionally smashed preceding social media records, producing almost 30 million impressions on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, a 21 in line with cent boom on 2021.
Regulated making a bet and gaming operators already paintings tirelessly all yr spherical to sell more secure playing, inclusive of through encouraging deposit limits and time-outs, in addition to directing clients to the variety of self-exclusion offerings that exist.
Safer Gambling Week presents an possibility to move even similarly through encouraging groups and enterprises to begin a verbal exchange, now no longer simplest with workforce and clients, however additionally with their buddies and family. The annual marketing campaign presents a regular voice to elevate consciousness of more secure playing, highlighting the assist, help and equipment which might be to be had in the course of the yr.
Michael Dugher, Chief Executive of the BGC, said: “Safer Gambling Week is now a well-installed annual occasion, selling the critical more secure playing equipment simplest to be had withinside the regulated making a bet and gaming zone and signposting assist to those who want it. Core to that is our dedication to empower clients with the information and equipment to guess competently all yr spherical.
“We additionally use the week to focus on the high-quality paintings that 0.33 zone enterprises deliver, inclusive of GamCare who offer remedy and function the National Gambling Helpline, Gordon Moody who offer residential remedy and YGAM who teach younger human beings at the risks of dangerous playing.
“The Betting and Gaming Council is devoted to constructing on its document on more secure playing, stopping damage and assisting folks that want assist. Safer Gambling Week is simply one of the methods the complete enterprise paintings collectively to do this.”
Miles Baron, Chief Executive of the Bingo Association, said: “The Bingo Association is thrilled to be running along BACTA and The Betting and Gaming Council to over again help and sell Safer Gambling Week.”
John White, Chief Executive of Bacta, said: “SG Week presents an possibility to focus on what the playing zone does all yr spherical to make sure clients can experience their leisure wagering secure withinside the information that operators are there for them and their friends if matters begin to get out of control.”
Each month round 22.five million adults in Great Britain have a flutter, meanwhile, hassle playing quotes withinside the UK are low through worldwide standards, at 0.four in line with cent of the grownup populace in England in keeping with the modern-day NHS Health Survey.
For greater statistics on Safer Gambling Week, please visit www.safergamblingweek.org. Safer Gambling Week social channels also are live: @SGWeek on Twitter/X, Facebook and Instagram.