Positive Play

Positive Play is changing the way organisations think about player protection, customer interactions and long-term sustainable growth. Through a collaboration between SG Global and the Positive Play Academy, we're bringing together world-leading Positive Play research with specialist learning design, lived experience and industry expertise to create practical learning that helps organisations put evidence into practice.

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The Science Behind Positive Play

Positive Play is informed by the Positive Play Scale, an internationally recognised research framework that explores the beliefs and behaviours associated with responsible gambling.

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Positive Play complements traditional safer gambling approaches by helping organisations better understand the factors that support positive play. Alongside identifying and supporting those experiencing gambling-related harm, Positive Play provides evidence that can help organisations strengthen customer interactions, encourage informed decision-making and support Positive Play across their wider player base.

The Positive Play Scale explores the beliefs and behaviours associated with responsible gambling. Understanding the relationship between these two areas helps organisations better understand what supports Positive Play.

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By understanding what Positive Play looks like, organisations can better equip their people to encourage positive behaviours, support informed decision-making and strengthen customer interactions. It's about building capability across the whole organisation while continuing to provide the right support for those who need it most.

Hear from Dr Richard Wood

Dr Richard Wood

Dr Richard Wood

Psychologist and co-developer of the Positive Play Scale

Dr Richard Wood is an internationally recognised psychologist whose research has helped shape modern approaches to responsible gambling and Positive Play. Having worked with lotteries, gambling companies and regulators around the world, his research focuses on developing and evaluating practical strategies that support player protection.

Listen as Richard introduces Positive Play and explains how this research is helping organisations take a more proactive approach to player protection.

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A Partnership Built on Shared Expertise

SG Global and the Positive Play Academy are working together to develop a new generation of Positive Play learning for organisations across the gambling and lottery industry.

By combining internationally recognised research with specialist learning design, lived experience and industry expertise, we're creating learning that helps organisations put Positive Play into practice.

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Whether you’re beginning your Positive Play journey or looking to build on existing player protection strategies, we’d love to explore how SG Global and the Positive Play Academy can support your organisation.

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Get in touch to discuss how SG Global and the Positive Play Academy can support your organisation.