Underdog Partners with Birches Health to Integrate Specialized Gambling Disorder Treatment
Underdog partnered with Birches Health to expand responsible gaming resources and add specialized gambling disorder treatment. The alliance integrates education tools and clinical care pathways into the existing Responsible Play hub featuring deposit limits, cooling-off periods, and self-exclusion. This directly addresses player well-being on the prediction and fantasy platform.
SCCG Take — The tie-up supplies a direct clinical link that complements Underdog’s current tools. It offers a scalable template for operators to embed insurance-covered care without disrupting platform operations.
Underdog has signed a partnership with Birches Health. The sports prediction market and fantasy sports company will expand responsible play resources and consumer protection measures on its website and platform.
Birches Health specializes in gambling disorder treatment. It uses evidence-based care through the International Problem Gambling & Gaming Certification Organization, an international gold standard for gambling and gaming counseling.
Elliott Rapaport, Founder & CEO of Birches Health, said: “Access to specialized education and streamlined, insurance-covered care pathways is crucial for player engagement. We are excited to support Underdog in scaling robust consumer protections across their products.”
Frank Vaccaro, Senior Manager of Responsible Gaming Operations at Underdog, added: “This is a meaningful development in progressing how we address player well-being and protection for those utilizing our platform. By partnering with Birches Health, our players will have access to a direct line to specialized, confidential care from real clinicians if they need it.”
Integration of Targeted Education Resources
Birches Health has designed responsible gaming education resources. These target the help that people in vulnerable positions would need. The materials are now incorporated into the responsible play hub of the Underdog app.
Existing Tools and Further Expansion Commitments
Underdog’s Responsible Play hub already combines tools such as deposit and spending limits. Players can set cooling-off periods as well as opt for self-exclusion. The company has vowed to further expand its commitment to responsible play.
As reported by GamblingNews, the partnership builds upon Underdog’s existing portfolio of responsible gaming tools. It connects users to professional clinical support where traditional tools meet individual needs. Such steps reinforce platform-level protections without altering core product mechanics. The arrangement gives operators a concrete example of layering specialized care onto standard limit and exclusion features. Future adoption may hinge on how readily these care pathways fit within existing compliance structures.
Reporting: GamblingNews
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