The RGC team works alongside operators and regulators to ensure the right safeguards are in place to promote safer gambling in our communities.
All in for safer gambling.
What’s New at RGC
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Get ready for Discovery 2024!
This year’s conference will be held March 25-27 at the Marriott Downtown at CF Toronto Eaton Centre. Stay tuned for registration details, speaker announcements and more!
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New app, SPRinG, launched as digital tool for Canadians
The team at St. Michael’s Hospital, a site of Unity Health Toronto, has launched a new app, SPRinG, as a digital tool to support self-management of gambling urges and behaviours amongst Canadians 19 years and older.
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RGC announces new partnership with Dr. Jennifer Shatley
RGC is pleased to announce a new partnership with Dr. Jennifer Shatley, Founder and Principal Consultant of Logan Avenue Consulting LLC.
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RGC shares latest Super Bowl study with media
Melissa Toney, Associate Director, Prevention Programs, shares RGC’s latest Super Bowl study with the media. Read the press release for the key findings from this research.
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RG Plus and Playtech complete gambling digital tool report
This report, completed by RG Plus in collaboration with Playtech, describes the ecosystem of gambling digital tools, outlines promising practices, discusses barriers and areas of improvement, and proposes ways to target areas of need in the field.
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RGC launches online gambling PSA in collab with thinktv
The Responsible Gambling Council (RGC) is pleased to announce a collaborative partnership with marketing and research association, thinktv, on a vital iGaming PSA.
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RGC to Conduct Responsible Marketing & Advertising Research
Independent research funding from Flutter Entertainment set to support first-of-its-kind baseline research to inform global marketing and advertising standards in gambling for Operators and Regulators.
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Prevention Insights Research
Gambling Harm Prevention in Chinese, South Asian, and Indigenous Communities
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This research project was designed to provide recommendations on messaging content and format to support the development of RGC’s problem gambling prevention programs. It identifies insights that are specific and relevant to key communities. -
Responsible Sports Betting in Canada: Summary Report
RGC’s Centre for the Advancement of Best Practices is pleased to release the first Canada-wide single-event sports betting study supporting the development of evidence-informed strategies and best-practices for responsible gambling across the country—particularly in the online space.
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Gambling is always evolving. So are the risks that come with it.
We’re here to help minimize those risks. The Responsible Gambling Council (RGC) is an independent non-profit organization dedicated to problem gambling prevention.
For over 35 years we’ve worked to put safeguards and support in place for those who gamble.
Whether you’re:
- looking for ways to keep gambling fun,
- a regulator who is committed to establishing responsible gambling standards,
- a gambling operator or equipment manufacturer who wants industry guidance on your organization’s responsible gambling program and tools or
- are interested in exploring the latest in gambling research,
RGC is your credible resource.
Information and Support
Learn about safer gambling and how to recognize the signs of harm that can be associated with gambling. Get tools to help you talk about responsible gambling practices, manage your own play, learn how to spot the signs of risky gambling behaviour and find out where you can turn to for help.
Just for You … as in Youth and Young Adults.
iGaming, eSports, loot boxes … gambling is everywhere in a young person’s world. Visit our new Youth Section for teens aged 12 to 18, or Young Adults section for those who are 18–24 and get the scoop on how gambling affects people in your specific age group.
Learn MoreAbout RGC
The Responsible Gambling Council (RGC) is dedicated to reducing gambling risks through innovation, awareness and improved safeguards. We believe that gambling should never come at a human cost. Find out how we’re promoting safer gambling in communities around the world, helping industry stakeholders mitigate risk and minimize harms and uncovering new insights about gambling and its impact on people, businesses and communities.
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