Event Overview
The event was well attended by over 50 people who were all equal contributors to discussions and the overall success of the event. Kicking off at 11:00, it started with an opening remark from the MC who then introduced Damian, the founder of virtually safe to also give a welcome speech to the audience and what virtually safe does and the reason why we felt the need to organize the safer gambling event. The keynote address was delivered by our official partner for the event, Crucial Compliance; represented by Paul Foster - . He proceeded to give the audience a befitting explanation of what the gambling ecosystem is and the need for us all to actively work towards a safer online gambling system. The workshop progressed to an interactive and educative panel session where the audience were able to learn from representatives from Betway (a leading betting company in Nigeria), Gamble Alert, She Writes Woman (a mental health organization) who were all able to provide deep content about the world of gambling from their various perspectives.
The Safer Gambling event also featured first of its kind safer gambling hackathon - a call for young people to brainstorm on what a safer gambling space could be like and be able to create solutions for a safer gambling space. Young people who registered to pitch their ideas for a safer online gambling ecosystem also took to the stage to wow the audience with their innovative ideas and Oluwaseun Afolayan emerged the winner of the pitch with a prize of N100,000 and support to continue to build his work. The event ended with a closing remark and vote of thanks from the CEO of Adam Bradford Agency; Adam Bradford.