The Responsible Gaming Symposium 2025
Gamble Alert are thrilled to invite you to their upcoming Responsible Gaming Symposium from 10:00am on Wednesday, 11th June 2025 at NECA House Events Centre, Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria.
The Responsible Gaming Symposium 2025 will feature a comprehensive agenda
of keynote speakers, plenary sessions, and interactive workshops, all focused on advancing
Responsible gaming initiatives.
Gamble Alert aims to provide insights into the latest research, tools, and
innovative strategies that empower both gaming companies and stakeholders to prioritize player
safety and well-being through this event.
SYMPOSIUM OBJECTIVES
The key purpose for holding this Symposium is encapsulated in the theme, “BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE INDUSTRY THROUGH RESPONSIBLE GAMING PRACTICES”.
The Symposium aims to bring together behavioral healthcare professionals and advocates, as well as academics and policymakers, to raise knowledge and awareness about problem gambling and gaming, and inspire action towards more effective prevention, early intervention, research, and treatment interventions for individuals, their affected families and communities.
TARGET PARTICIPANTS
- Gaming Regulators
- Policy-makers, demand reduction specialists and practitioners, education and training professionals, youth leaders, students, advocates and community members.
- Industry (gambling) operators or licensees
- Persons working or studying in the addiction field (e.g., Psychologists, Guidance Counselors, Clinicians, Professional Treatment Providers, Social Workers, Nurses, people in recovery etc.)
- Officials, academicians, and researchers from relevant national and international agencies and organizations
SYMPOSIUM EVENTS & PROGRAM
| Registration |
| Invocation | Nigerian National Anthem | Welcome Presentation |
| Acknowledgment of Guests
Host |
| Opening Remarks
Conference Chairperson, Gamble Alert |
| Message of Support
(Chief Executive Officer, Lagos State Lotteries and Gaming Authority) |
| Keynote Speech
Commissioner for Health, Lagos State |
| PLENARY SESSION 1 |
| Responsible Gaming for Sustainability and Integrity Moderator: Veronique Dos Reis
Maintaining Industry Integrity: Olabimpe Akingba (Regional Manager, Mchezo Limited) Responsible Gaming vs. Bottom line (MD BetKing) The Importance of RG in Brand Reputation (MD Winners Golden Chance) Integrity in RG: Are We Really Doing Enough? (President, Casino Gaming Operators) Q&A | Summary Moderator: Veronique Dos Reis |
| PLENARY SESSION 2 |
| Problem Gambling: The Importance of Early Detection and Prevention Presentation
Prof. Peter Olapegba (Professor of Psychology and Deputy Vice Chancellor, University of Ibadan) |
| Q&A | Summary
Host |
| Tea Break and Press Conference
Osunkeye Room (for press conference) |
| PLEANARY SESSION 3 |
| Promoting Compliance and Sustainability: Emphasizing the Importance of Regulations
Moderator: Ms. Olafadeke Akeju
Compliance Metrics and Regulatory Expectations (Lagos State Lotteries and Gaming Authority) |
| Informed Decision-Making: Oyo State RG Policy (Oyo State Gaming Board)
Capacity Building for Gaming Agents in Enugu State (Enugu State Gaming Commission) |
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| Q&A | Summary
Moderator |
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| BREAKOUT SESSIONS | |
| ROOM 1 – Main Auditorium
RESPONSIBLE MARKETING AND ADVERTISEMENT
Ms. Olafadeke Akeju |
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| Q&A | Summary | |
| ROOM 2 – Osunkeye Room
IMPLEMENTING RESPONSIBLE GAMING MEASURES
Veronique Dos Reis |
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| ROOM 3 – Enugu Room
THE LIVED EXPERIENCES OF COMPULSIVE GAMBLERS: IMPLICATIONS FOR COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMS
MD, Federal Neuropsychiatry Hospital, Yaba |
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| Closing Remarks
CEO Gamble Alert |
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| CLOSING CEREMONY & DINNER | |
| Invocation | Opening Presentation | Welcome Remarks | |
| Dinner & Entertainment | |
| Presentation of Awards | |
| Book Launch/Fundraising | |
| Closing Remarks | |
- Jun 11 2025
- Expired!
- 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
- Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria
