Responsible Gaming Foundation to Host Webinar on Identifying and Addressing Youth Gambling Risks
The Responsible Gaming Foundation hosts a free October 6, 2026 webinar to train adults on youth gambling warning signs including secrecy around money and mood changes. Lisa Couperus and Jennifer Reynolds of the Responsible Gambling Council will detail evidence-based communication strategies. It targets the blurred gaming-gambling digital space where tech controls fall short.
SCCG Take — This webinar highlights communication as essential to youth prevention, giving operators and regulators models to integrate education into compliance programs and reduce early exposure harms.
The Responsible Gaming Foundation will host a free online webinar on October 6, 2026, at 16:00 EEST. Titled “The Conversation Starts Here: Equipping Educators and Families to Address Youth Gambling,” the session targets parents, guardians, and teachers with practical strategies to recognise warning signs and discuss gambling with teenagers.
Young people face an increasingly complex digital environment where gaming and gambling boundaries blur. Exposure to gambling-related content and online betting platforms is rising. According to reporting by Focus Gaming News, problematic behaviour can affect mental wellbeing and link to anxiety, depression, and substance use.
Warning signs include increased secrecy around money, sudden changes in mood, withdrawal from family and friends, and declining school performance. Organisers state that technological controls alone are insufficient. Informed open communication with trusted adults forms a key prevention method.
Recognising Risks and Supporting Young People
Lisa Couperus, associate director, education and programmes at the Responsible Gambling Council, and Jennifer Reynolds, PhD, associate director, research and knowledge mobilisation at the Council, will present evidence-based approaches. The pair will outline strategies for conversations that avoid barriers and help teenagers build responsible risk understanding. Registration is required in advance.
Why Communication Matters in Prevention
The webinar underscores early recognition as a prevention tool in a digital landscape that eases access to betting. By prioritising adult education alongside controls, such initiatives address root behavioural signals before harms escalate. Industry stakeholders will track whether resulting practices scale into operator-led family resources.
Reporting: Focus Gaming News
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