List of organisations to which operators may direct their annual financial contribution for gambling research, prevention and treatment

Information for operators 

From 1 January 2020 operators must direct their annual financial contribution for gambling research, prevention and treatment as required by LCCP SR code 3.1.1 to one or more of the organisations on the list below.  

The purpose of this list (which will be updated on an ongoing basis) is to demonstrate to operators how to be compliant with the LCCP requirement to make annual financial contributions to research, prevention and treatment.  

Operators must: 

• make an annual financial contribution to each of research, prevention and treatment 

• ensure that these donations go to one or more organisation on the list below 

• ensure that they have no connection to the recipient organisation 

• report information accurately in their annual or quarterly regulatory return to the Commission about the destination(s) of their payment and the amounts that have been contributed. This includes ensuring that there is no duplication of data across multiple licences. 

The Commission will collate information about LCCP RET contributions and publish this information at least annually.  

Businesses can continue to donate funds to any organisation outside of the approved list, but such contributions will not be counted as LCCP RET contributions.   

Name of organisation * denotes organisations that meet all three categories	Category	Type of organisation
Action against Gambling Harms*	Research  Prevention Treatment	Charity
Action on Addiction	Treatment	Charity
Addiction Recovery Agency Ltd (Ara)	Prevention Treatment	Charity
Beacon Counselling Trust	Prevention Treatment	Charity
Betblocker	Prevention	Charity
Betknowmore UK	Prevention Treatment	Charity
Breakeven	Prevention  Treatment	Charity
EPIC Risk Management	Prevention	Private Company
GambleAware*	Research Prevention Treatment	Charity
GamCare	Prevention Treatment	Charity
Gordon Moody Association	Treatment	Charity
International Center for Responsible Gaming (ICRG)	Research  Prevention	Charity
Leon House Health & Wellbeing Ltd	Treatment	Private Company
Racing to School	Prevention	Charity
Red Card Gambling Support Project CIC	Prevention	Community Interest Company
Responsible Gambling Council (Canada)	Research	Charity
Sport in Mind	Prevention Treatment	Charity
Young Gamers & Gamblers Education Trust (YGAM)	Research Prevention	Charity

The process for organisations who wish to be on the list for annual LCCP RET contributions 

Gambling businesses are required to make an annual financial contribution to organisations which deliver or support research into the prevention and treatment of gambling-related harms, harm prevention approaches and treatment for those harmed by gambling (RET contributions). We do not specify an amount which may be contributed as this could be seen as imposing a levy, which is a power reserved for Parliament.  

Being on the LCCP RET list is not a guarantee of receiving any financial RET contributions.   

We maintain a list to demonstrate to operators how to be compliant with the LCCP requirement to make financial contributions. It ensures that if businesses make contributions to organisations which work in other areas unconnected to reducing gambling harms in Britain, these amounts will not be considered compliant or published in the figures on LCCP RET contributions. Businesses can continue to donate funds to any organisation outside of the LCCP RET list, the only change is that such contributions will not be counted as LCCP RET contributions. 

Organisations seeking to be on the list of organisations to which gambling businesses may direct their RET contributions should provide information to the Commission to help us assess their suitability. This will include working to reduce gambling harms in Britain, and the need for independent oversight or regulation for all organisations. It will also include: 

• In the case of research: the commissioning of research that is of general benefit, not solely or mainly for the purposes of informing the organisation’s other work. 

• In the case of treatment: a connection to the existing National Gambling Treatment Service and/or existing NHS England, Scotland or Wales mental health or addiction services.  

There is no cost for working with the Commission to be on the list, and organisations should submit information using this short form.  

Organisations will continue to be able to submit information to us and be added to the list on an ongoing basis.  

You must inform us whenever any of your information changes.