A GREAT IDEA - RESPONSIBLE GAMBLING AWARDS AT I.G.E.
27 November 2009
Successor to the Responsibility in Gambling
Trust to present awards at major gambling expo
The GREaT Foundation, formerly known as the Responsibility in
Gambling Trust, will be using January’s International
Gaming Expo at Earls Court in London to promote and
acknowledge the unique work undertaken by the gambling
industry in helping to care for the small percentage of
people in the UK who are classified as being ‘problem
gamblers’.
In addition to having a stand presence
at what is arguably the most comprehensive b2b gaming
event in the world, The GREaT Foundation will also be
holding its inaugural awards presentation at Earls
Court.
The presentations, taking place at a
photo-opportunity on Tuesday 26th January, the first day
of the exhibition, will recognise those gaming
organisations whose donations have, in the judgement of
an independent evaluation panel drawn from all sectors
of the industry, exceeded reasonable expectations. The
gold and silver level awards will be made to companies
for donations made between April and the end of November
2009.
So far this year, a total of 367 companies
have contributed money but the Foundation is still some
GBP 650 000 short of its GBP 5 million target for the
year 2009/10.
Geoffrey Godbold, CEO of the GREaT
Foundation, believes that the awards will help raise the
profile of the work undertaken by the gaming industry
and encourage more organisations to become donors. He
explained: “I can’t think of another industry that has
done more under its own steam and of its own volition to
help the proportionately small numbers who get into
problems gambling.
"The industry has been very
successful in hiding its light under a bushel in this
area and I hope that the awards will provide a platform
from which the business can broadcast its achievements
and successes, which eclipse those of other high profile
sectors, notably the drinks industry.
“The
credentials of IGE, which encompasses every platform and
discipline of gaming from low stake high volume, remote
through to lotteries and land-based casinos, makes it an
ideal event to launch our awards.”
Julian Graves,
Managing Director of IGE organisers, Clarion Gaming
said: “We are delighted to be able to provide a platform
for the Foundation, which undertakes extremely important
work in an efficient, effective and pragmatic manner. We
welcome the opportunity to help promote and champion
social responsibility in gaming.”
The GREaT
Foundation awards will take place on Tuesday 26th
January at 16.00 hours in the Earls Court Seminar
Theatre.
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