Trade & Charitable Organisations
It is important that we demonstrate our commitment to self-regulation, and we are supportive of the role that the industry’s trade associations can play in this regard. Sportingbet is an active member of the Remote Gambling Association (RGA), holding a seat on its Executive Committee and being represented on various RGA sub-committees.
Sportingbet has signed up to the RGA’s Codes on Social Responsibility and Age Verification, the provisions of which the Committee endorses.
Sportingbet invests time and resources in meeting and communicating with officers and politicians of governments, and national online gaming licensing authorities.
Recognising that some customers may be affected by gambling dependency, we have continued to provide funding in the UK to the GREaT Foundation (formally known as Responsibility in Gambling Trust) which raises funds through voluntary donations to support research, education and treatment of problem gambling.
We also support many charitable organisations that are not linked to the online gaming industry:
Community Liaison
In order to encourage a socially-integrated work environment, we place an emphasis on investing in the local communities in which we operate.
In Guernsey, where our primary licence and operations are based, we have invested a significant amount of time and money into the local community, including teh sponsorships of Heather Watson, the UK's number one seeded and world number 13 tanked junior tennis player, the Channel Islands Athletics Club, and local events like the Sportingbet Guernsey Marathon and the Sportingbet Channel Island's Sports Personality of the Year awards.
In Antigua, where we have held sports betting and gaming licences for many years, we have donated a significant sum of money to fund both the building of a library at the Island Academy International School and bursaries for a number of less priviledged local children. The Antiguan Girl's High School has benefitted from a donation to provide desks and other key furniture, as part of the school's commitment to update its resources.