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YGAM Parliamentary Symposium

Lootboxes, Apps and Freemium Content: how the gaming industry can safeguard against addictive habits   24 April 2019, 4-6pm, Jubilee Room  Summary  Introductions from speakers  Ian Lucas MP welcomed the audience to the seminar, noting the diversity in the room in terms of the different aspects of the video games industry as well as those with […]

YGAM Commissioned Student Research

In 2019, YGAM commissioned Red Brick Research to undertake research into gaming and gambling among undergraduate students, with more than 2,000 undergraduates and postgraduates surveyed. The survey found that 79% of students reported that they gamed, with 35% gaming most days and 17% gaming every day. Almost half of those who gamed every day felt […]

YGAM now “virtually” in Wales

As with several of my other new colleagues in the Education Team it has been a very digital start to our YGAM journeys. Now in week two of a brand-new career and based in my new home office in Swansea, I just wanted to give you a quick update on what we are hoping to […]

How Can I help?

Like most organisations, YGAM have been adapting to remote working as we follow the current guidance in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In the last three weeks, I have welcomed two new members to my team and my induction plan had to be quickly adapted to meet our current working conditions. It has tested my […]

A very virtual beginning…

After seven years teaching, I packed my metaphorical bags and left for the third sector world. Little did I know that I would be beginning my journey into that world whilst during lockdown! It’s made for a very interesting and unconventional start to my new role as Education Manager. Whilst a full induction was planned […]

Week 1 of social distancing

So today marks the first week of a whole new way of life. I live in what would normally be a bustling area of West London but today as I look down onto the street it is deserted and the sky which normally rumbles with the distant roar of flights in and out of Heathrow, […]

YGAM salutes its supporters at ‘exceptional’ ICE London

YGAM, the charity that works to educate and safeguard young people against problematic gambling and social gaming enjoyed what co-founder and CEO, Lee Willows described as an ‘exceptional’ edition of ICE London.  The charity which has ambitious targets to engage with 600,000 young and vulnerable people in 2020 and jointly deliver at least one session […]

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