Kindred Group’s commitment to contribute to a sustainable industry across all markets has continued throughout 2021. In the fourth quarter of 2021, Kindred’s share of revenue from harmful gambling increased slightly to 4%.
In February last year, Kindred started to communicate about its journey towards zero. The share of revenue from harmful gambling has fluctuated somewhat over the year and for the fourth quarter of 2021 it increased to 4% from 3.3% in the third quarter of 2021. The increase is based on different factors. One of them is that the fourth quarter of the year sees an increase in high-risk gambling. This is due to the holiday season which can be a sensitive time for some people. Another factor is that Kindred ceased all services towards Dutch residents at the end of September which led to an increase in the numbers reported. Compared to the fourth quarter of 2020, the value decreased slightly.
Although Kindred invested more resources into their Responsible Gambling team during this period, this also highlights the necessity to focus on earlier interventions which can be automated for the lower risk group of customers. An early engagement is important to disrupt the behavioural development, which Kindred is focusing on achieving.
“Despite the share of revenue from harmful gambling increasing this quarter we remain dedicated and focused on our journey towards zero. While we are not pleased that the trend remains flat over the last year, we have known from the beginning that we won’t solve this overnight, and we know there is still work to do. We have committed ourselves to this ambition and we will continue to work towards reaching zero per cent revenue from harmful gambling,” Henrik Tjärnström, CEO of Kindred Group, said.
“In line with our roadmap, we look forward to even more targeted deliveries planned for 2022. While 2021 has been focused on research initiatives and have better data driven understanding of player dynamics, we will in 2022 continue the work to increase our capacity to effectively engage better and faster with detected customers. Besides additional self-control tools and optimised customer communication, will we launch automated interventions for lower risk groups,” Tjärnström added.
