Microgaming’s PlayItForward backs YGAM
News on 1 May 2018
News on 1 May 2018
Microgaming’s PlayItForward initiative has backed the Young Gamblers Education Trust (YGAM) with a donation of GBP 12,680 enabling the charity to expand its education programme for the prevention of gambling-related harm.
An independent UK registered charity, The Young Gamblers Education Trust (YGAM), focuses on raising awareness of gambling and gambling-related harm among young people through its accredited educational programme.
The charity has delivered workshops across the UK as well as Malta, Gibraltar and the Netherlands over the past three years.
Microgaming PlayItForward’s donation will enable YGAM to bring its programme to the Isle of Man, where the charity plans to work with schools and the local government to deliver its established Train the Trainer workshops. The series of workshops will be aimed at teachers, youth workers and community volunteers and will have a focus on developing digital resilience among young people.
In addition, Microgaming will be collaborating with the YGAM team to facilitate the delivery of bespoke accredited training around player protection.
“Promoting responsible gaming and supporting our local community are hugely important to us, so we were naturally keen to support YGAM in extending its accredited programme to the Isle of Man,” Kimberley Broad, head of compliance at Microgaming, said. “We have been very impressed with the charity’s success on building a programme that focuses on increasing awareness and resilience against gambling-related harm and we look forward to supporting them in delivering the vital training workshops on the island”.
Lee Willows, chief executive of YGAM, added: “Microgaming and YGAM have been keen to collaborate and this project provides a perfect opportunity to take our education programmes to the Isle of Man, whilst at the same time work with Microgaming to deliver our accredited and authentic training.
“We are hugely grateful for the donation from Microgaming PlayItForward as we believe taking our programmes to the Isle of Man will enable us to engage with another professional (teaching) audience and gain valuable feedback on the relevance and educational content.”
