PrizePicks Recognized for Responsible Gaming with ICAP Accreditation
PrizePicks picks up the coveted ICAP accreditation from the NCPG for their commitment to putting player safeguards first.
The NCPG recognized PrizePicks for their commitment to Responsible Gaming. © Keenan Constance, Unsplash
Key Facts:
- PrizePicks is the first fantasy sports operator awarded the ICAP Accreditation.
- The ICAP assessment is granted by the National Council on Problem Gambling.
- It’s only awarded to gambling sites with the highest standards concerning Responsible Gaming.
Atlanta-based daily fantasy sports operator PrizePicks announced today that they had received the Internet Compliance Assessment Program Accreditation.
This is a highly sought-after designation from the National Council on Problem Gaming. They only give it out to those gambling sites with strict attention to responsible gaming and offer numerous player protections to ensure their gambling experience is safe.
How Does the NCPG Grant an iCAP Certificate
The NCPG conducts a strenuous and comprehensive test of any potential designee. They look at staff training and culture and take a deep dive into Know Your Customer regulations and Responsible Gaming apps and tools.
They also pay close attention to safeguards for player protection and high customer service standards. This intense scrutiny makes the ICAP award one of the gold standards for the internet’s online casinos, sportsbooks, and now daily fantasy sports operators.
This certification is a powerful recognition of the culture we’ve built at PrizePicks and an incredible honor that underscores our unwavering commitment to putting player safety first.– Mike Ybarra/CEO, PrizePicks, Press Release
For a company whose primary focus is sports fans looking to play against one another in skill-based fantasy sports type games, they offer an astonishing array of Responsible Gaming tools from some of the top names in the industry like Kindbridge Behavioral Health, IC360, and EPIC Global Solutions.
They feature the usual RG tools like the ability to take a 1-30 day timeout exclusion, or the ability to set deposit and time played limits.
Even the number of lineup limits, as well as detailed graphics of losses, bets, and other stats to help people understand their spending and time spent on the app, have been taken into consideration.
It is these partnerships with companies like Kindbridge that set PrizePicks apart from other Daily Fantasy Sports operators.
What Makes PrizePicks So Special
Kindbridge offers numerous diagnostic tools and tests to help you understand if you might be dealing with a gambling disorder for free on the PrizePick website. However, they also offer free online therapy sessions with real people in real time. It’s that type of commitment to your customers and the idea of gaming responsibly that gets you ICAP accredited.
PrizePicks has also committed to using the most secure age verification software available to weed out minors attempting to play. Trained and retrained all employees about the dangers of gambling addiction, what to look for, and how to begin to help.
They’ve also made responsible advertising one of their cornerstones for protecting players. They have pledged to keep their advertising free of hype or unrealistic promises about your chances of winning and to be transparent and clear about what you can expect.
There are no promises of sports cars and luxury yachts here, but advertising that meets state and federal standards and clearly represents the types of games on offer as well as the odds of each type of game and contest.
They also proudly link to BetBlocker, a UK-based tool that will no longer allow you access to over 15,000 gambling sites and well over 2,000 gambling apps once downloaded to your computer. If you find yourself needing to call it quits once and for all, this program can literally take temptation out of your hands and can easily be used across all of your digital devices.
It’s easy to see how PrizePicks might have earned such a highly sought-after site certification. The team at PrizePicks takes their responsibility to offer a sometimes addictive experience seriously and with great respect for the task.
