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Playbook RG

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Choose how to start.

You do not need to adopt all four products at once. Start with the part that matches your work: launch player education, examine the evidence, or build from the open source. Brand is the public-domain core; Academy, Tools, and Review can be added when you need them.

Playbook Brand is public domain under CC0. No permission or attribution is required.

Choose your path

Three ways in.

Choose the path closest to the work in front of you. Each one starts with a useful action, and none requires you to commit to the entire system.

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Launch or improve a gambling program

Start with player education, then add training, workflow, and independent review as needed.

  1. 01Free · public domain

    Playbook Brand · defines the standard

    Launch player education

    Use the live library as it stands or adapt it to your brand. The brand book, core messages, templates, and game guides are all public domain, with no license or attribution required.

    Playbook Brand →Browse the player content ↗
  2. 02Foundation free

    Playbook Academy · teaches it

    Train each role

    Give employees a shared foundation, then assign training for frontline, support, compliance, marketing, and leadership roles. The Foundation program is free; staff earn certificates by scoring at least 80%.

    Playbook Academy →Enter the Academy ↗
  3. 03Quick Draft free

    Playbook Tools · operationalizes it

    Add a working workspace

    Create and review player communications, assess game risk, and keep approvals in one audit trail. Quick Draft is free; the full compliance workspace is in limited release.

    Playbook Tools →Join the workspace waitlist ↗
  4. 04By application

    Playbook Review · measures against it

    Document and verify performance

    When your program is ready, submit its evidence for scoring against the public criteria. An independent expert can sign off on a credential that regulators can verify.

    Playbook Review →Get on the review list ↗
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Evaluate or use the framework

Inspect the evidence, examine the method, or adapt it to your market.

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Build from the open core

Clone the repository, configure the Brand system, and use only what you need.

Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/kphilander/Playbook.git
  1. 1

    Clone or fork the repository

    Start with the complete Brand system, content library, templates, and website source.

  2. 2

    Configure your brand

    Set the program name, colors, fonts, helpline, and market in _brand.yml. The templates and guides update from the same configuration.

  3. 3

    Launch

    Publish the ready-made responsible-gambling page or integrate individual feeds, widgets, and sections into your existing product.

Developers & API →Playbook Brand →

License

What CC0 means here.

Playbook Brand—including the brand book, core messages, templates, and game guides—is dedicated to the public domain under CC0 1.0. In practical terms:

What you can do

  • Use it commercially

    Deploy it inside a paid, for-profit operator program at no cost.

  • Modify anything

    Rewrite the copy, redraw the visuals, restructure the system.

  • Rebrand it as yours

    Swap in your own name, colors, and voice. The Playbook RG name is not required.

  • Keep your changes private

    CC0 does not require you to publish work built on top of the Brand system.

  • No permission needed

    You do not have to ask, register, or notify anyone first.

  • No attribution required

    You may credit Playbook RG, but you are not required to do so.

What CC0 does not cover

  • No warranty

    The system is provided as is and is not guaranteed to suit a particular purpose.

  • Regulatory review is still required

    CC0 addresses copyright, not gambling regulation. Confirm compliance with the rules and legal guidance that apply in your jurisdiction.

Two Academy programs are also free

Playbook Academy's Foundation and Brand Foundations programs are free to take and share. Other role-based programs are licensed and delivered as hosted training.

Implementation support

Need help putting it into practice?

You can use the open core without hiring us. If you want implementation support, these engagements provide progressively more configuration, integration, training, and evaluation.

011–2 days

Configuration sprint

Brand matching, template setup, and production-ready files: your palette and program name across the system.

022–4 weeks

Guided rollout

Adds widget integration, game-guide customization, a jurisdictional compliance review, and Academy team training.

036–8 weeks

Full program

Adds custom messaging, player-journey mapping, a measurement framework, Academy certification, and ongoing support.

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Cite and collaborate

Cite the framework

If Playbook RG informs your research or policy work, please cite it:

Philander, K. (2026). Playbook RG: An open framework for gambling entertainment literacy [Computer software]. https://github.com/kphilander/Playbook
A CITATION.cff file sits in the repository, so GitHub's “Cite this repository” button and common reference managers can import it directly.

Collaborate

Playbook RG is developed in the open. Corrections, questions, and proposals are welcome.

Start now

Start with the open core.

Explore the Brand system if you need player content now, or use the developer guide to integrate the content, widgets, and templates into your own product.

Explore Playbook BrandDevelopers & API