🏆 2022 🏆 2023 🏆2024
We're proud and grateful to have been named as the Player Protection Service Provider of the Year for three years in a row at the SBC Awards North America.
Thank you to everybody who has contributed to making it happen...
After leaving
@Wrexham_AFC
in 2011, Marc Williams' life and career were hit hard by gambling harm.
Now, five years to the day since his last bet and with his old club back on the up, he returned to the Racecourse to deliver an awareness session to the current first team squad.
Scott Davies' current success as
@sloughtownfc
player/manager was made possible by opening up to professional help for his problem gambling and other mental health concerns.
Here's how he did it. We're encouraging others in times of need to do the same during
#MensHealthWeek
.
It was 9 years ago today (24/11) that I placed my last bet, £2,400 on a favourite horse that pulled up. In the aftermath there was a too close to call suicide attempt and 32 month prison sentence. Thank you to everyone who has supported me &
@epicpgc
in the last 7 years 🙏🏻>PB
Delighted to announce that
@AndyMargett
will be joining the
@epicpgc
team from the 25th November as a full time employee in a role in which he can share his important story to hard to reach sectors. We are delighted to give Andy this opportunity and know it will reduce harms >PB
😊 We're proud to be the new Man of the Match sponsor at
@pnefc
and look forward to being able to support dozens of worthy charities this season.
We'll donate £500 to the nominated charity of whichever PNE player who is named as the star player at every home game.
On the 24th November 2011 (8 years ago today) I placed my final bet - £2,400 on a Ruby Walsh ridden Paul Nicholls horse. It hit the first fence hard and pulled up...
In the decade previously I had transacted £4.8m across 93 separate betting accounts losi…
Today is the 7th anniversary of me placing my last bet.
In the decade previously I had transacted £4.8m across 93 separate betting accounts losing a total of £1.3m - I had stolen £434k to part fund my addiction.
The last 7 years have seen a suicide attem…
EPIC would like to wish the very best of luck to our programme facilitator Scott Davies, who has today been appointed as first team manager at
@sloughtownfc
.
We are excited to see what this new chapter in his football career has in store.
Scott Davies combined his roles with both EPIC and
@sloughtownfc
to deliver a special session on gambling harm awareness to students at
@LynchHillEA
.
Furthering ties between the adjacent club and school, the students were then invited to The Rebels' 1-1 draw with a Brentford XI.
A terrific
#gambling
awareness session today with the 1st team squad of
@EFL
club
@AFCWimbledon
covering important info on referrals to treatment and betting integrity. Brilliant bunch of lads and good luck for the rest of the season ⚽️
@epicpgc
@patrickfoster02
Absolutely delighted to announce the appointment of
@BrianneDoura
as VP of US Strategy & Development. Unrivalled expertise in the 🇺🇸 field and big things to come across education, policy and training in the weeks and months ahead. Welcome to the team 🙌🏻
Very proud of this guy - 4 years since his last bet today and now spreads the word for
@epicpgc
to pro sport and the next generation around the potential dangers, how to spot the signs, encouraging them to talk and signpost to support. Making a difference
#gambling
📺 We'll be keenly tuned in to BBC One tonight at 9pm as our very own Scott Davies tells his story as part of a gripping new documentary: 'Paul Merson: Football, Gambling & Me'.
If you can't catch it live, make sure you catch up via BBC iPlayer.
Congratulations to our CEO,
@Paul_Buck20
, who last night won the Entrepreneur for Good award at
@EntrepreneursGB
in London. Further recognition around the
#gambling
harm prevention space and all those who now use lived experience to help others 🏆
@epicpgc
@EpicRestart
We are proud to unveil our pioneering, and independently funded, gambling harm and mental health awareness education programme for the 2021/22 academic year, working in partnership with
@whysupofficial
and
@WellbeingHubTT
.
Read more: 👉
Hard to believe
@patrickfoster02
has been with
@epicpgc
for 2 years. In March 2018, Patrick was at rock bottom about to do the unthinkable but has recovered to now Direct our Educational Programmes in elite sport and educating aged 14+
Good, well attended lived experience dial in today hosted by
@GambleAware
. When
@epicpgc
was formed in 2013 many organisations doubted and laughed when we said lived experience would be at the heart of everything we do (and still is..) so encouraging to see others now embracing..
An EPIC welcome to
@danleespencer
after 15 yrs in retail management. With an impressive background in training & development, Dan has been in recovery from gambling addiction for 2 yrs & will now combine his passion for harm prevention with his professional skills
@epicpgc
Powerful piece
@BBCMOTDLive
. Our role at
@epicpgc
is to educate every player in the
@EFL
every year for the next 5 years which is really important but still more needed to be done to ensure that gambling doesn’t create harm both in football, sport and society more generally.
🎂 Happy birthday to us!
EPIC turns 10 today, with an idea that founder and CEO Paul Buck had in 2012, following his serious gambling-related harm, becoming a reality a year later.
He explains the journey we have taken from 19th November 2013 through to the present day...
Incredibly honoured and humbled to win the
@NCPGambling
2020 Jim Wuelfing Annual Award for Prevention in recognition of our
#gambling
harm prevention programmes across the U.K., Europe and USA. Much more to come ... 🇺🇸🇬🇧🇪🇺
@epicpgc
This is great news and long overdue. All National Lottery products including hugely addictive scratchcards aged 18+ from 22nd April.
No one under the age of 18 should be able to gamble on anything ... full stop 🛑
🏏 We're delighted to be announcing a landmark agreement with the
@PCA
.
We'll be providing gambling awareness educational programmes across all men's county squads, women's regional squads, academies and rookie camps over a four year period.
Read more:
‘Lived experience should be at the core of efforts to reduce
#gambling
related harm’. That’s what we said in 2013 on the inception of
@epicpgc
and what we continue to say going into the crucial, and what must be evidence led, Gambling Act review 2021 (1/2)
Gambling addiction is a mental health disorder and
@epicpgc
are committed to prevention.
Simple & practical advice for anyone who is struggling 👇
Talk.
@GamCare
Ban.
@gambanapp
Stop.
@gamstopuk1
Anyone suffering
#gambling
harm then reach out. It’s OK not to be OK.
RT 🙏
⚽
@RangersFC
has become the first club in Scotland to undertake pioneering gambling education sessions.
The EPIC-delivered programme is designed for top-level sportspeople, with the aim of facilitating a healthy relationship with the sector.
More:
Delighted to announce Matty Hennessey as
@epicpgc
new Head of Comms after successful spells at
@Saracens
@ManCity
and
@WiganWarriorsRL
. Looking forward to Matty helping co-ordinate our work in highest risk sectors in 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 and especially 🇺🇸. Welcome to the team 👊
Just hit send on our Gambling Act Review submission. Detailed input from all 12 of our team who have lived experience of
#gambling
disorder and the remaining 18 who all work on prevention of harm every day not only in the U.K. but around the 🌍. This is an important review ahead.
Yr2 ready to go! Look forward to visiting all 72
@EFL
clubs again in the next 7 months for invaluable education & awareness to their elite players, management teams & wider into the community. The largest
#gambling
education & awareness programme ever conducted in world sport.
News |
@epicpgc
announce landmark partnership with
@CSPPAgg
to become global Gambling Awareness Partner with the worldwide representative association for professional Counter-Strike (CS:GO) - a first of its kind programme in esports
Proud to be at Day 1 of the
#NCAAconv
today in Indianapolis 🇺🇸. A large turnout of
@NCAA
Division 1, 2 & 3 colleges here covering all things athlete welfare & more. Student prevention programmes for gambling related harm are a must in the fast growing gambling market
@epicpgc
Very proud of our CEO,
@Paul_Buck20
today on reaching 10 years without a bet. EPIC work every day to prevent gambling related harms & there is still so much to do with the biggest Gambling Act Review of the last 20 years and the worryingly fast growing gambling market of the USA.
Very proud to reach 10 years since my last bet. A £2,400 bet on a horse that pulled up. Thank you to all those who have stood by me, supported
@epicpgc
and to those who work every day to prevent & reduce
#gambling
related harms. Still so much to do..
Delighted to announce an extension of the partnership between
@whysupofficial
and
@epicpgc
. Two like minded organisations putting lived experience at the heart of
#gambling
harm prevention and some new evaluated programmes to announce in the coming weeks.
Everyone
@epicpgc
would like to wish all our friends, family, supporters and clients a very Merry Christmas and a Happy and Healthy 2021.
It’s going to be quite a year ...
Terrific development to see the
@GamCare
National
#gambling
Helpline extend to 24/7. Much of the most serious problematic gambling happens in the early hours and this is long overdue.
Everything
@epicpgc
centres around using lived experience to prevent
#gambling
related harms. This has been the case since 2013, working in the highest risk sectors. Today the 7 lived experience employees of EPIC celebrate a combined 43 years of recovery
#proud
#authenticity
Though it wasn't to be for
@sloughtownfc
in last night's
#EmiratesFACup
replay at
@officialgtfc
, they can be rightly proud of their effort in both ties.
It was also a wonderful moment to see our branding on the shirts of a team playing in the main draw of this iconic cup.
Looking forward to this programme tonight on
@BBCOne
at 8.05pm
Mental health is just as important as physical health and sport is a particularly high risk occupation.
#HeadsUp
We’re delighted to announce
@CWoody27
has joined
@epicpgc
as a Pro-Sport Facilitator. Chris recently opened up about his 11-year gambling addiction, which he has battled throughout a successful career. Welcome to the team 👊
👉
@epicpgc
are committed to the prevention of
#gambling
related harm. To inform research into that work we are today launching a survey into terminology and online account management tools. If you could spare 5-10 mins to offer your views that would be 👍🏻
Massive congrats to
@epicpgc
Education Manager
@patrickfoster02
who gets married today. Come a long way from that hair do on the left Patch and more importantly from a gambling rock bottom only 17 months ago. Massive respect and have a great day 👊🥂
Delighted to have been awarded Living Wage employer status today after a strict accreditation process.
@epicpgc
is based on lived experience of
#gambling
disorder and believe completely in valuing that experience with a fair days pay for a hard day’s work.
🎄 Merry Christmas to all of our friends, partners, followers and everyone else we've had the pleasure of spending time with this year.
We hope you all have a very safe, happy and restful Festive period if you're celebrating Christmas wherever you are in the world.
We're into year three of our agreement with
@theRPA
,
@RFU
and
@premrugby
to deliver gambling harm awareness education to leading rugby union players.
@gloucesterrugby
welcomed Mark Potter to ensure their squad understand the implications of problem gambling and integrity issues.
📣
@epicpgc
is delighted to have partnered with
@ChicagoFire
to deliver education & awareness sessions throughout the club’s roster, covering issues such as problem
#gaming
, disordered
#gambling
and sports betting integrity. Harm prevention is key ⚽️🇺🇸⚽️
The ‘why’ we do what we do.
@epicpgc
was the first organisation to put lived experience at the heart of all we do and 7 years on it is making more impact than ever in the hardest to reach sectors
#safergambling
#informeddecisions
This afternoon marked our first visit to
@StockportCounty
as an
@EFL
club, with Marc Williams getting the privilege of sharing his story with a group that contained former team mates, opponents and managers.
We are delighted to introduce the EPIC Risk Management Pro Sport Advisory Board, which we believe can play a significant role in minimising gaming and gambling harm in elite sport.
Read more:
Delighted to be working with some of the worlds leading academics
@Harvard
@Div_Addiction
on an innovative new elite sport programme in the 🇺🇸. We will be educating on the dangers of gambling and addiction, allowing better informed decisions, and Harvard will evaluate
@epicpgc
We're delighted to be waking up as winners in New York this morning... 🏆
Last night, EPIC retained the Player Protection Service Provider of the Year Award at the
#SBCAwardsNorthAmerica
for our efforts to take the harm out of gambling in the US. A proud moment!
⚾ We are proud to announce a landmark agreement with the
@NCAA
to provide a comprehensive gambling harm and student-athlete protection educational program for its members.
Good luck to the 300 people who are walking for James Grimes &
@the_bigstep
this weekend to highlight the need for football to examine its relationship with gambling. Many are lived experience of gambling harm and we will always support that voice.
Great to be on
@talkSPORT
@tSHandJ
today as EPIC’s lead pro sport facilitator
@scottdavies1988
talked about 5 years of recovery and the potential problems that the return of live sport can have for disordered gamblers
@epicpgc
This isn’t good
@bet365
@paddypower
. I’m not sure anyone reading
@patrickfoster02
story this morning would then want ‘£100 in bet credits’ or a ‘£10 risk free first bet’. Need to sort this out 🤬
We're all set at the 40/40 Club in Manhattan for our groundbreaking Player Protection Symposium.
Key topics on the agenda:
- Adverse effect on performance
- Protecting your brand and reputation
- The importance of regulatory compliance
- A duty of care, welfare, conscience
In the week we announce a new partnership with
@gamstopuk1
, a reminder of our Problem Gambling microsite with information about the support available via player associations along with some education films:
Brilliant day with
@dcfcofficial
today as part of the
@EFL
@SkyBet
#gambling
awareness programme. Over 60 club staff followed by 25 members of the 1st team. All about raising awareness, allowing informed decisions and minimising the chances of harm
@epicpgc
@hovis1988
Nice end to the week and humbled to be named the
@BarclaysEntpr
Awards 2020 Social Entrepreneur of the Year for the North of England. We are passionate around
#prevention
of
#gambling
harms and look forward to the national finals in November
@epicpgc
Great to be back out educating & raising awareness of
#gambling
related harm
@warwickschool
today with both students & parents. Well done
@patrickfoster02
leading the way in preventing curiosity turning into harm for age 14+. No one under the age of 18 should gamble on anything.
We have an exciting new opportunity to work with
@patrickfoster02
and his amazing educational programmes pillar. Lived experience preferred as ever. Please download the pack using the link below👇
🤝 EPIC Risk Management is delighted to announce a new ground-breaking partnership with
@UCFB
’s Global Institute of Sport (
@GIS_sport
) which will see both companies join forces to explore the issues around gambling and addiction within sport.
Read more:
The sponsorships of
@BurnleyOfficial
with
@SpreadexSport
and
@WatfordFC
with
@Stake
are some of the most dangerous we have seen as they’re not just gambling but also spread betting and crypto. A whole new (and more dangerous) ball game. A big 👎 from us.
The whole team are very proud of you Patch and 3 years is amazing. Look at how many people every day, week, month and year you are now helping to stop going down the same path 👏🏻
An important part of our new website is the support page for anyone who is looking for help with treatment for
#gambling
disorder, finances, mental health or advice.
After a comprehensive accreditation process
@epicpgc
are delighted to announce we have achieved certification to the internationally recognised ISO9001 standards
@TheBABOfficial
#qualitymanagement
📣
@epicpgc
has teamed-up with
@recovermeapp1
, a brand-new mobile health app to manage gambling addiction. The collaboration will see the app being part of selected EPIC’s educational programmes to provide access to support and treatment
EPIC Risk Management are the latest member to be admitted to
@SIGAlliance
, after our application to join the world’s largest independent coalition in the field of sport integrity was unanimously approved by the SIGA Council.
Read more:
We're proud of our continued relationship with the Rebels of
@sloughtownfc
and look forward to visiting local schools to share an important message around gambling harm prevention to students in Slough and the surrounding area.
We are delighted to offer a new gambling harm delivery programme to secondary schools in partnership with
@epicpgc
.
This will be free of charge for 25 local schools this academic year.
For more information and to sign up, click below 👇
#OneSlough
As 2019 draws to a close we want to wish all our clients, friends, associates and supporters a happy and healthy 2020. It’s going to be an interesting year ... bring it on
#safergambling
Explaining the EPIC Risk Management Pro Sport Advisory Board.
Members of the board, senior EPIC staff and a professional boxer with lived experience of gambling harm tell the story of why the board is needed and what it aims to achieve...
#gamblingharm
#livedexperience
EPIC Risk Management is calling for a ban on the sale of ‘loot box’ products to under 18s and improved education for their parents and guardians on the concept, following the eye-opening results of a survey on gaming habits among UK children.
Read more:
Worrying report out today from
@gambleaware
confirming that still only 3% of those suffering gambling harm present for treatment. Big reform needed in prevention and treatment and answer should be to prevent harm and signpost not just pump more money into treatment
@dcms
Our team continues to grow as we welcome ex-professional footballer Marc Williams.
Marc has lived experience of gambling harm and joins us, three years into recovery, as a Programme Facilitator to share his story, raise awareness and educate the next generation. Welcome, Marc!
Our insights executive Andy Margett will run the
@LondonMarathon
for the first time on Sunday, fundraising for a cause that resonates with his gambling harm journey,
@Shelter
.
Full video:
Please donate if you can:
It was a special homecoming for Simon Haworth when he visited
@CardiffCityFC
's new Academy in Llanrumney, the part of Cardiff where he grew up.
A captivated audience heard how gambling harm affected his playing career, as part of our ongoing education programme for
@EFL
clubs.
In our opinion safer gambling is not for one week a year > it should be every minute, every day of every week. Noone should be able to gamble time or money that they can’t afford to lose and until that happens there is still a lot for operators, regulators & politicians to do.
Lottery loophole finally to be closed
@thesundaytimes
Children will no longer be able to play lottery games such as Bingo millionaire... This will be announced soon.. Well, not a moment too soon. Long overdue for a country with a public health strategy in place!
EPIC x
@theRPA
x RFU x
@premrugby
Sessions are now underway on our recently launched programme and are already making a positive impact and being very well received, as Patrick Foster's first session
@BristolBears
demonstrates...
Very proud to be CEO of such an action leading company as
@epicpgc
. Our education dept have seen 35,000 young people in 170 schools in 2019 led by
@patrickfoster02
and raising awareness about the dangers of out of control
#gambling
. We will double that again in 2020
#impact
‘Pathological gambling is an illness, it can ruin lives and hurt the people you love’. Great listen
@mattyethers
@talkSPORT
and shows the importance of education and awareness within elite sport and wider.
A brilliant programme tonight on BBC1 talking about mental health and the importance of sharing real stories to reduce stigma and prevent future harms.
This is exactly what EPIC Risk Management is based upon with gambling addiction, a recognised mental h…
We love working in partnership with organisations who just want to do the right thing. Nearly 4 years working with
@whysupofficial
now and couldn’t meet a more genuine couple of lads as
@MarkJMurray21
and Liam. Have a great break lads and bring on 2023 👍🏻
An incredible response to our announcement yesterday from lived experience, media, education & politicians. There’s a big job to do to raise awareness & educate our next generation & we’ll support all initiatives that will help that cause.
Read more: 👉
Recently, we announced a landmark program with the NCAA to provide a comprehensive gambling harm and student-athlete protection educational program for its members.
EPIC's Paul Buck, John Millington and Mark Potter discuss this new initiative further...