Evive announced as first innovation to be featured at Regulating the Game’s Pitch!

Leading international gambling law and regulation conference Regulating the Game (RTG) has announced Evive Australia as the first innovation to take the stage at Pitch! – part of the annual RTG gathering in Sydney in March.

Pitch! is scheduled to take place at the famous Sydney Opera House on 9 March 2026.

Pitch! @RTG is described by organizers as the spark that ignites innovation, champions compliance and accelerates progress across the gambling sector – a marketplace of ideas and a crucible for change where policy meets practice, new technologies are unveiled and fresh approaches to regulation and sector leadership are tested.

Evive is an app designed to help people change how they play or seek support for gambling harms. Currently available in the United States, the app is being localized for Australia to strengthen harm prevention and support through evidence-based, user-centered design.

Created by Sam DeMello, a tech specialist drawing on his lived experience of gambling harm, and supported by Jay Robinson, a safer-gambling expert with over two decades of harm-minimization and prevention experience, Evive Australia aims to eliver personalized tools, resources and pathways for anyone seeking to reduce risk or access help.

“Evive brings together real-world experience, clinical expertise and technology to create an accessible and credible platform for change,” said Paul Newson, Principal at Vanguard Overwatch and founder of Regulating the Game. “Pitch! was conceived to spotlight exactly these kinds of innovations – ideas that challenge convention, improve safeguards and reimagine the future of regulation and industry practice.”

Robinson added, “Evive isn’t just another app, it’s a bridge between lived experience, behavioral science and practical support. It shows that compliance and compassion can coexist, and when they do, everyone benefits. The app gives regulators and operators confidence in credible harm reduction tools, while giving people a safe, stigma free path to change.”

Now in its sixth edition, RTG continues to attract global speakers and attendees, reinforcing its status as a leading forum for regulatory and industry excellence.

For details on sponsorship, Pitch!, exhibition options and the broader conference program, visit www.regulatingthegame.com.