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TRADE ASSOCIATIONS AND REGULATORY BODIES The Remote Gambling Association (RGA) The Social Gaming Association The Remote Gambling Association became operational on August 1, 2005, as a result of the merger between the Association of Remote Gambling Operators (ARGO) and the Interactive Gaming, Gambling and Betting Association (IGGBA). The RGA represents the world’s largest and most well known remote gambling companies and provides the industry with a single voice on all the issues of importance to regulators, legislators, and key decision makers around the world. The Social Gaming Association has been established to protect and further the legal, regulatory and commercial interests of the social gaming industry. It provides a unified set of socially responsible standards for its members to adhere to and a unified voice to address the concerns of industry detractors and pro-actively educate policy makers concerned about social gaming.  www.socialgamingassociation.org SGA The Social Gaming Association Contact: UK Remote Gambling Association 6th Floor, 52-54 High Holborn, High Holborn House, London WC1V 6RL T: (+44) (0) 0207 831 2195 www.rga.eu.com Brussels Office Chaussée de Wavre 214d, 1050 Brussels, Belgium Responsible Gambling Trust The EGBA is a not-for-profit association set up by seven of Europe’s leading online gaming operators: PartyGaming, bwin Group, Unibet, bet-at-home.com, The Carmen Media Group, Expekt and Interwetten Gaming Ltd. The Responsible Gambling Trust is committed to minimising the level of problem gambling and gambling-related harm in Britain through effective education and prevention techniques, which stop people getting into problems with their gambling, and ensuring that those that do develop problems receive fast and effective treatment and support. As an independent national charity, the Responsible Gambling Trust raises a minimum of £5million each year from the gambling industry operating in Britain within a voluntary (donation based) system and commissions research, education and treatment services as prioritised in a national responsible gambling strategy endorsed by the Gambling Commission. Contact: Contact: European Gaming and Betting Association 11 Rond Point Schuman, 1040 Brussels, Belgium E: [email protected] www.egba.eu 35 Piccadilly, London W1J 0DW T: +44 (0) 20 7287 1994 F: +44 (0) 20 7734 4561 E: [email protected] www.responsiblegamblingtrust.org.uk The European Betting and Gaming Association (EGBA) Sponsored by Marketplace 2016/17 | 11