Upcoming EGHPN events.
New Ways to Bet: Understanding Prediction Markets and Crypto Gambling
Crypto gambling and prediction markets are transforming gambling. Join us to understand the risks and responses.
New technologies are rapidly transforming the gambling landscape. From cryptocurrency-based gambling platforms to prediction markets that blur the lines between investing, forecasting, and betting, emerging forms of gambling are raising important questions for researchers, policymakers, regulators, and prevention professionals.
Join the European Gambling Harm Prevention Network (EGHPN) during the European Gambling Harm Prevention Week for a timely webinar exploring these evolving gambling environments and their implications for gambling harm prevention, consumer protection, and public health.
🎤 Speakers
Tom Bason, Dr, Assistant Professor, Centre for Resilient Business and Society, Coventry University
Anthony May, Dr, Senior Lecturer, Department of Criminology and Sociology, Birmingham City University
💬 Crypto-Gambling and Sport: A Rapid Evidence Review of Practice and Literature.
Jussi Palomäki, Senior Researcher, Docent, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, Gambling Harms Unit
💬 The Crowd Knows Best? Prediction Markets, Information, and the Future of Betting.
💬 Discussion
Following the presentations, participants are invited to join a facilitated discussion and Q&A session exploring the implications of emerging gambling products for prevention, treatment, regulation, and research across Europe.
🚫 Who can join?
This event is strictly for professionals working in:
✔ Gambling harm prevention
✔ Treatment and support services
✔ Research and academia
✔ Public health
✔ Regulation and policy
Not open to representatives of the gambling industry or industry affiliates.
🎟️ Register for free on Eventbrite: New Ways to Bet: Understanding Prediction Markets and Crypto Gambling
Participation is free of charge.
A Microsoft Teams link will be sent to registered participants a day before the event.
About EGHPN
The European Gambling Harm Prevention Network (EGHPN) is a network of organizations and professionals working to prevent gambling-related harm and promote evidence-based approaches to gambling policy, prevention, treatment, and research across Europe. See https://eghpn.org/
❓ Questions?
Riitta Matilainen
Chair, European Gambling Harm Prevention Network (EGHPN)
📧 riitta.matilainen(at)ehyt.fi
European Gambling Harm Awareness Week's Webinar: Gambling causes harms
🗓️ Date: September 25, 2025
⏰ Time: 1–2:30 PM EEST (check your local timezone)
🎙️ Title: Gambling causes harms
The webinar features Assistant Professor Virve Marionneau (University of Helsinki), co-author of the Lancet Public Health Commission on Gambling report. She will speak on “The gambling industry and the commercial determinants of gambling”, followed by a facilitated discussion on current issues in gambling harm prevention and treatment. A Teams link will be sent to you a day before the webinar.
Gambling Harm Awareness Week Webinar
Agenda:
Leon Xiao, PhD Fellow IT University of Copenhagen: Speaking to loot boxes
Bernard Ruh, Sosped Foundation Finland, Gambling Free Feed project: Gambling harms prevention amongst young people
Ana Isabel Estevez Gutierrez, Lecturer at Healt Sciences Faculty, University of Deusto: Gambling advertising in social media
Sign up for the event through this link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/gambling-harm-awareness-week-webinar-tickets-654713875827?aff=oddtdtcreator
One Last Spin- EGHPN Gambling Harm Awareness Week
Showing of One Last Spin, a film made by those with lived experience of gambling harms followed by Q and A.
Sign up through this link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/705114786307?aff=oddtdtcreator
(Tue, 26 Sep 2023 12:00 - 14:00 EEST)
EGHPN MEETING
Date: Tuesday, May 16, 2023
Time: 10 am - 11:30 am Eastern European Summer Time (EEST) + 30 min after party
Location: Teams (virtual)
The meeting is open for people working on gambling harm prevention and interested in networking. Attending the meeting does not impose any obligations on the attendant or the organization.
Agenda: Open discussion and possibility to get to know each other
Invitation has been sent to people on our mailing list. If you want to attend but haven’t received the invitation, contact us on contact@eghpn.org.
EGHPN MEETING
Date: Tuesday, March 28, 2023
Time: 10 am - 11:30 am Eastern European Time (EET) + 30 min after party
Location: Teams (virtual)
The meeting is open for people working on gambling harm prevention and interested in networking. Attending the meeting does not impose any obligations on the attendant or the organization.
Agenda: Open discussion and possibility to get to know each other
Invitation has been sent to people on our mailing list. If you want to attend but haven’t received the invitation, contact us on contact@eghpn.org.
EGHPN MEETING
Date: Tuesday, January 31, 2022
Time: 1 pm - 2:30 pm Eastern European Time (EET) + 30 min after party
Location: Teams (virtual)
The meeting is open for people working on gambling harm prevention and interested in networking. Attending the meeting does not impose any obligations on the attendant or the organization.
Agenda: Open discussion and possibility to get to know each other
Invitation has been sent to people on our mailing list. If you want to attend but haven’t received the invitation, contact us on contact@eghpn.org.
EGHPN WEBINAR: Introducing our best gambling harm prevention practices vol.2
Date: Wednesday, November 2, 2022
Time: 1 pm - 4 pm Eastern European Time (EET) + 30 minutes after party for open discussion
Location: Teams (virtual)
The webinar is open for people working on gambling harm prevention and/or reduction. There will be time for questions and open discussion.
PROGRAM:
Questions about the webinar or EGHPN?
Please email us at contact@eghpn.org
EGHPN MEETING
Date: Wednesday, September 28, 2022
Time: 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm Eastern European Summer Time + 30 min afterparty (please check the time in your time zone)
Agenda: Membership fees for 2023, upcoming activities (webinars, meetings, awareness campaigns etc.)
The meeting will be held on Teams.
The meeting is open for people working on gambling harm prevention and interested in networking. Attending the meeting does not impose any obligations on the attendant or the organization.
Sign up for the EGHPN meeting by September 26, 2022:
Each participant should complete the registration form. The participation link will be sent to registered participants before the meeting.
Questions about the meeting or EGHPN?
Please email us at contact@eghpn.org
WEBINAR: Evaluation as a vital contributor to evidence-based safer gambling efforts
WEBINAR
Evaluation as a vital contributor to evidence-based safer gambling efforts
Thursday, April 28, 2022 at 3 pm - 4:30 pm EEST (+ 30 min after party)
The Webinar is provided to EGHPN members by Greo.
Greo welcomes the opportunity to work with EGHPN to facilitate a discussion about safer gambling evaluation approaches. This online session will draw on the evidence base around evaluating programmes, policies, and practices that seek to reduce gambling harms across several jurisdictions, including European focused case studies.
Session highlights:
An overview of promising practices in evaluating safer gambling programmes, policies, and practices
Safer gambling evaluation case studies with European safer gambling partners
A panel discussion around challenges, facilitators, and opportunities to strengthen safer gambling evaluation practices
Greo is an independent knowledge translation and exchange organisation with over two decades of international experience in generating, synthesizing, and mobilizing research into action across the health and well being sectors. Greo helps organizations improve their strategies, policies, and practices by harnessing the power of evidence and stakeholder insight. Access the world’s largest safer gambling evidence collection at www.greo.ca.
If you want to join the webinar, please contact us:
EGHPN MEETING
Agenda: Plans and activities
Date: Thursday, April 7, 2022
Time: 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Eastern European Summer Time (please check the time in your time zone)
The meeting will be held on Teams.
The meeting is open for people working on gambling harm prevention and interested in networking. Attending the meeting does not impose any obligations on the attendant or the organization.
Sign up for the EGHPN meeting by April 6, 2022:
Each participant should complete the registration form. The participation link will be sent to registered participants before the meeting.
Questions about the meeting or EGHPN?
Please email us at contact@eghpn.org
EGHPN MEETING
Agenda: Membership policies and future activities
Date: Thursday, December 2, 2021
Time: 1:00-2:30 pm Eastern European Time
The meeting will be held on Teams.
In the meeting we will be talking about EGHPN membership policies and future activities.
The meeting is open for people working on gambling harm prevention and interested in networking. Attending the meeting does not impose any obligations on the attendant or the organization.
Sign up for the EGHPN meeting by December 1, 2021:
Each participant should complete the registration form. The participation link will be sent to registered participants before the meeting.
Questions about the meeting or EGHPN?
Please email us at contact@eghpn.org
EGHPN BOARD MEETING
Date: Wednesday, November 17 , 2021
Time: 11 am - 12:30 pm Eastern European Time
The meeting will be held on Teams.
The meeting is open for the EGHPN Executive board members.
Something you want the board to discuss in this meeting?
Please email us at contact@eghpn.org
Introducing our best gambling harm prevention practices
Date: Wednesday, October 27, 2021
Time: 1:00-4:00 pm Eastern European Summer Time
The Webinar will be held on Teams and it will be hosted by EHYT Finnish Association for Substance Abuse Prevention.
Sign up for the Webinar by October 22, 2021: SIGN UP HERE
Each participant should complete the registration form.
The participation link will be sent to registered participants before the Webinar.
Webinar program:
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Questions about the webinar or EGHPN?
Please email us at contact@eghpn.org