{"id":11903,"date":"2025-10-31T11:02:56","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T14:02:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/?p=11903"},"modified":"2026-04-19T12:19:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T15:19:15","slug":"sargf-reveals-speaker-lineup-for-responsible-gambling-summit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/sargf-reveals-speaker-lineup-for-responsible-gambling-summit","title":{"rendered":"SARGF reveals speaker lineup for Responsible Gambling Summit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Foundations says the event will feature <strong>more than 30 <\/strong>global experts, policymakers, and industry leaders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">South Africa.- The <strong>South African Responsible Gambling Foundation (SARGF)<\/strong> has unveiled its set of speakers for the <strong>Responsible Gambling Summit<\/strong>, set to be held on <strong>November 13-14 <\/strong>at <strong>Emperors Palace in Kempton Park<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The speaker roster includes <strong>Lungile Dukwana<\/strong>, Acting Chief Executive of the National Gambling Board (NGB), <strong>Nkoatse Mashamaite<\/strong>, the NGB\u2019s Chief Compliance Officer, <strong>Shelton Pagiwa<\/strong>, NGB\u2019s Chief Technology Officer, <strong>Miranda Guliashivli<\/strong>, SOFTSWISS\u2019 Head of rRgional Growth, and <strong>Samantha Berry<\/strong>, Vice President of Product Integrity and Regulatory Services at Sportradar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Overall, SARGF says the event will feature <strong>more than 30 <\/strong>global experts, policymakers and industry leaders who will share insights on responsible gambling practices. The summit will also include two panel discussions: one on innovation, technology and responsible gambling, and another on understanding gambling behaviour and related psychological issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The two-day event will conclude with the <strong>Responsible Gambling Awards<\/strong> and a gala dinner, celebrating achievements in harm reduction. Previous summits have laid a strong foundation for these efforts. The <strong>2023 <\/strong>event, held in <strong>Cape Town<\/strong> and hosted by the <strong>Western Cape Gambling and Racing Board (WCGRB)<\/strong>, focused on preventing harmful behaviours, featuring sessions such as Alpheus Matlala\u2019s on advanced treatment techniques.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 2024 summit advanced regulatory consistency, earning the WCGRB an award for its initiatives. These events have produced results such as securing <strong>over R40m<\/strong> (\u20ac2.08m) in funding for the <strong>National Responsible Gambling Programme (NRGP)<\/strong>, increasing free counselling services and encouraging operators to implement AI tools to combat risks like underage gambling.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"see-also-container\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"see-also-label\">See also:<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"related-article\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"related-article__thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/08\/South-Africa-flag-900x600-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"related-article__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"see-also-label-strong\">See also:<\/span> <a href='https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/sargf-sounds-alarm-over-alarming-increase-in-problem-gambling-referrals'>SARGF sounds alarm over increase in problem gambling referrals<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Foundations says the event will feature more than 30 global experts, policymakers, and industry leaders.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2395,"featured_media":11628,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"The South African Responsible Gambling Foundation (SARGF) is hosting its annual Responsible Gambling Summit, featuring over 30 global experts, policymakers, and industry leaders, including executives from the National Gambling Board (NGB) and B2B suppliers like SOFTSWISS and Sportradar. The event will address innovation, technology, and psychological aspects of responsible gambling, culminating in awards for harm reduction achievements. Past summits have secured significant funding for the National Responsible Gambling Programme (NRGP) and promoted the use of AI tools to combat risks.","focusai_entities":"South African Responsible Gambling Foundation, SARGF, Lungile Dukwana, National Gambling Board, NGB, Nkoatse Mashamaite, Shelton Pagiwa, Miranda Guliashivli, SOFTSWISS, Samantha Berry, Sportradar, Western Cape Gambling and Racing Board, WCGRB, Alpheus Matlala, National Responsible Gambling Programme, NRGP","focusai_location":"South Africa, Kempton Park, Cape Town","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (1.0), operator_casino (0.9), affiliate_publisher (0.7), product_ux (0.8), tech_data (0.9), marketing_crm (0.7), payments_fraud_aml (0.7), investor_analyst (0.9), supplier_vendor (0.9), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"NGB Tech Mandates?","query":"How will the NGB's focus on technology, as highlighted by the CTO's participation, translate into specific regulatory mandates for operators regarding AI-driven responsible gambling tools and data governance frameworks?"},{"label":"NRGP Funding ROI?","query":"What specific metrics or KPIs will SARGF and the NGB use to measure the effectiveness and return on investment of the R40m funding for the National Responsible Gambling Programme, beyond just increased counselling services?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[60021,60011],"tags":[1593],"class_list":["post-11903","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-igaming-news","category-south-africa","tag-responsible-gambling"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11903","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2395"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11903"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11903\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11927,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11903\/revisions\/11927"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11628"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11903"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11903"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11903"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}