New Prevention Delivery Network unites providers funded through UK gambling levy
Ygam’s initiative aims to encourage collaboration, address common challenges and improve the effectiveness of gambling harm prevention programmes.
Key takeaways:
- Ygam has described the first meeting of its Prevention Delivery Network as a success, bringing together organisations funded through the Gambling Harms Prevention and Resilience Fund to strengthen collaboration on gambling harm prevention.
- The network was established following the introduction of the UK’s statutory gambling levy, which allocates funding across research (20 per cent), prevention (30 per cent) and treatment (50 per cent), with operators contributing between 0.1 per cent and 1 per cent of GGY depending on their sector.
- Ygam says quarterly meetings will help organisations share expertise, tackle common challenges and maximise the impact of levy-funded prevention programmes across the UK.
UK.- The Young Gamers and Gamblers Education Trust (Ygam) has hailed the first meeting of its Prevention Delivery Network as a step towards strengthening gambling harm prevention efforts under the UK gambling levy system.
The inaugural gathering brought together organisations that have received funding through the Gambling Harms Prevention and Resilience Fund, which is administered by the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID). Funding allocations under the scheme were confirmed in April following the rollout of the new levy framework.
Ygam established the Prevention Delivery Network in a bid to create closer links between organisations responsible for delivering prevention programmes funded through the levy. The initiative aims to encourage collaboration, share expertise and develop more effective approaches to reducing gambling-related harm.
The network will meet quarterly, providing members with opportunities to discuss shared challenges, exchange best practice and identify areas where joint working could improve outcomes.
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.
“The network brings together organisations with significant experience and expertise in preventing gambling harms, alongside new entrants bringing fresh ideas and approaches. By working together, we can learn from one another, strengthen delivery and maximise the collective impact of the investment being made in prevention.”
Ygam said the network is intended to help ensure organisations funded through the statutory levy work more closely together, with an emphasis on improving coordination and maximising the impact of prevention initiatives across the UK.
The UK moved from a voluntary system of industry contributions to a mandatory statutory levy on gambling operators in a bid to provide a more stable and predictable source of funding for initiatives aimed at tackling gambling-related harm. Under the model, operators contribute different rates based on their sector. Online gambling businesses are subject to a levy of 1 per cent of Gross Gaming Yield (GGY), while land-based operators pay 0.4 per cent. Bingo operators and adult gaming centres contribute 0.1 per cent.
Funds collected through the levy, which are payable by October 1 each year, are distributed across research, prevention and treatment programmes. Twenty per cent is allocated to research, 30 per cent to prevention activities and 50 per cent to treatment services.
FAQs
What is the Prevention Delivery Network?
The Prevention Delivery Network is a Ygam initiative that brings together organisations delivering gambling harm prevention programmes funded through the UK’s statutory levy system. The aim is to encourage collaboration, address common challenges and improve the effectiveness of gambling harm prevention programmes.
How is funding from the British statutory gambling levy distributed?
Levy funds are allocated with 20 per cent going to research, 30 per cent to prevention activities and 50 per cent to treatment services.
