Ygam Forms Prevention Delivery Network to Align UK Statutory Levy Funding for Gambling Harm Reduction
Ygam convened the first meeting of its Prevention Delivery Network, uniting organisations funded by the UK gambling levy’s 30% prevention allocation. Quarterly sessions will promote collaboration, best-practice sharing and joint harm-reduction efforts following the transition to mandatory operator contributions of 0.1-1% of GGY.
SCCG Take — Coordinated delivery should raise the efficiency of prevention spending and give operators clearer visibility into levy-funded outcomes, reducing fragmentation risks in compliance strategy.
The Young Gamers and Gamblers Education Trust (Ygam) has launched its Prevention Delivery Network, convening funded providers under the UK’s new statutory gambling levy for the first time. The inaugural meeting brought together organisations backed by the Gambling Harms Prevention and Resilience Fund, administered by the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities. Ygam described the session as a success in building collaboration on prevention programmes.
The network seeks to create closer links among recipients, encourage shared expertise and address common operational challenges. Quarterly meetings will focus on exchanging best practices, tackling shared issues and maximising the effect of levy-supported initiatives across the UK. Emily Tofield, Chief Executive Officer of Ygam, said: “The creation of the Prevention Delivery Network marks an important step towards building a more connected and collaborative approach to gambling harm prevention under the new statutory levy. It was encouraging to see such strong engagement at the inaugural meeting.”
Tofield added that the network unites groups with established experience alongside newer entrants, allowing participants to learn from one another and strengthen overall delivery. As reported by Focus Gaming News, this structure responds to the shift from voluntary industry contributions to a mandatory levy that delivers stable funding.
Levy Allocation and Operator Obligations
Under the statutory framework, operators contribute between 0.1 per cent and 1 per cent of gross gaming yield depending on sector. Online businesses face a 1 per cent rate, land-based operators pay 0.4 per cent, and bingo operators plus adult gaming centres contribute 0.1 per cent. Payments are due by October 1 each year. The levy distributes funds as 20 per cent to research, 30 per cent to prevention and 50 per cent to treatment.
Where Coordination Matters
The Prevention Delivery Network’s emphasis on joint working highlights a practical limit in the levy model: separate providers risk duplicating effort without structured alignment. Greater coordination could sharpen prevention outcomes, though the precise metrics for measuring collective impact remain to be tracked in future quarterly sessions.
Reporting: Focus Gaming News
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