Providence, RI (September 3, 2024) – EPIC Global Solutions and Bally’s have announced a groundbreaking three-year partnership aimed at promoting responsible gaming and making a positive impact on communities. This collaboration positions both organizations as leaders in responsible gaming within the gaming industry.
The partnership between EPIC Global Solutions and Bally’s is driven by a shared commitment to creating safer and more enjoyable gaming environments. By leveraging EPIC’s innovative lived experience approach, the two companies aim to educate multiple partners in the gaming ecosystem, both in the United Kingdom and the United States.
"Bally’s and EPIC Global Solutions are committed to setting new standards for responsible gaming with a three-year commitment," said Robeson Reeves, CEO of Bally’s Corporation. "Together, we are creating safer and more enjoyable gaming environments through educating multiple partners in the gaming ecosystem, harnessing the power of EPIC’s lived experience approach in both the UK and US."
The partnership will focus on promoting responsible gaming practices and raising awareness about the potential effects of gaming. By emphasizing the importance of responsible gaming, EPIC Global Solutions and Bally’s aim to minimize the negative impact of gaming and ensure a more responsible approach within the industry.
EPIC Global Solutions' lived experience approach will play a crucial role in this partnership.
Bally’s employees in the US will benefit from bespoke training from EPIC’s lived experience perspective that will be of particular significance to teams on the casino floor or in customer service roles, empowering them to make informed decisions and helping them to better engage with customers with their wellbeing and enjoyment in mind. The two organizations will also engage to create social media and digital campaigns that help to provide clear advice on responsible gaming best practice and the potential consequences of gaming.
"We are excited to partner with Bally’s to drive positive change in the gaming industry," said Paul Buck, EPIC Global Solutions founder and CEO. "By leveraging EPIC’s lived experience approach, we can make a significant impact on responsible gaming practices globally."
The partnership between EPIC Global Solutions and Bally’s represents a significant step forward in promoting responsible gaming and community impact. By working together, these two organizations aim to set new standards for responsible gaming and create a safer and more enjoyable gaming environment for all.
About EPIC Global Solutions:
EPIC Global Solutions is a globally leading independent gambling harm minimization consultancy. Working across the highest risk sectors for gambling-related harm, EPIC has worked in 32 countries on ground-breaking harm minimization programs, sector-leading gambling operator training, and class-leading advisory. EPIC draws on lived experience to help individuals and organizations across high-risk sectors and the gambling industry to minimize the risks posed by gambling harm. For more information on EPIC Global Solutions, visit https://www.epicglobalsolutions.com/
About Bally’s Corporation:
Bally's Corporation is a global casino-entertainment company with a growing omni-channel presence. It currently owns and manages 15 casinos across 10 states, a golf course in New York, a horse racetrack in Colorado, and has access to OSB licenses in 18 states. It also owns Bally's Interactive International, formerly Gamesys Group, a leading, global, online gaming operator, Bally Bet, a first-in-class sports betting platform, and Bally Casino, a growing iCasino platform.
With 10,600 employees, the Company's casino operations include approximately 15,300 slot machines, 580 table games and 3,800 hotel rooms. Upon completing the construction of a permanent casino facility in Chicago, IL, and a land-based casino near the Nittany Mall in State College, PA, Bally's will own and/or manage 16 casinos across 11 states. Bally’s also has rights to developable land in Las Vegas post the closure of the Tropicana. It shares trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "BALY".
