Problem gambling: The risks for business

Paul Buck: jailed in 2012 for stealing £400,000 at work, he now advises companies on problem gambling

Irish companies are increasingly concerned about the reputational and financial damage that can be caused by employees who are problem gamblers, an expert has said.

Epic Risk Management, a British-based company that provides “gambling harm-minimisation”, is working with two Irish companies in the communications and financial services sectors.

Paul Buck, its chief executive, knows all too well about the damage an addicted employee can do to a corporation.

He was jailed for two ...