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10. Australia’s gambling industries, inquiry report, Productivity Commission, vol 3, December 1999. The costs of problem gambling What are the odds? Problem gamblers face individual costs and they create costs for the community. Information in ovals indicates costs to the individual problem gambler and the number of problem gamblers affected annually according to the National Gambling Survey undertaken in 1999. 10 Information in rectangles indicates the maximum estimated cost to the community annually in millions of dollars. What you have to do (worksheet activity) Working in pairs or small groups (with reference to the A3 worksheet), place the information in each oval and rectangle in the appropriate place on the ‘Personal and community costs of problem gambling’ master page. After you have completed the master page, answer the four questions below. 1. What percentage of the problem gamblers who considered suicide attempted suicide? 2. What fraction of the gamblers who appeared in court were sent to jail? 3. There are 290 000 adult problem gamblers in Australia. Would you expect the numbers in the ovals to add to 290 000? Give at least two reasons for your answer. 4. Calculate the total annual cost to the community of problem gambling. Express your answer in millions of dollars, correct to two significant figures. Resource • Streetwize, ‘Losing it’ shows the devastating financial and emotional effects of gambling on families. • Streetwize, ‘Long odds’ looks at the financial problems, isolation and depression experienced by compulsive gamblers and encourages them to use the counselling services available. EDUCATION KIT 36
G-line (NSW) What are the odds? G-line (NSW) is a 24-hour, seven days a week, crisis counselling, information and referral service for problem gamblers, families, friends, and other people in NSW. During 2002–03, more than 13 000 people with a gambling problem, or who were concerned about family members or friends, or who wanted information about problem gambling called the helpline. Qualified and experienced counsellors answer calls to G-line (NSW), and offer telephone counselling to assist callers who may be in crisis as well as callers who are unsure about whether they have a gambling problem. The families and friends of problem gamblers can also receive counselling by calling G-line (NSW). The service can assist with managing short and long-term behaviour of problem gamblers. G-line (NSW) can also assist callers to access face-to-face counselling through referrals to local services. The service has access to a range of gambling and financial counselling and treatment services across NSW. In addition to telephone counselling, G-line (NSW) can provide callers with printed information about problem gambling. The G-line (NSW) service caters for callers from non-English speaking backgrounds via the use of a 24-hour professional interpreter service. Referrals can also be made to face-to-face ethno-specific problem gambling treatment services. Hearing impaired callers can access the service by contacting a TTY number --- 1800 633 649. All calls received at G-line (NSW) are treated with confidence. Promotion of the service within the community occurs in a number of ways. For example, all gaming venues are required to display G-line (NSW) signage and have printed material available for patrons. A community awareness campaign --- Unscrambling Problem Gambling --- has been successful in drawing attention to G-line (NSW) and the services it provides. EDUCATION KIT 37
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