Youth Making Choices: Gambling Prevention Program

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THE DANGERS, THE ODDS AND THE LAW3●Is gambling harmful?Gambling can be harmful. Gambling is a problemwhen it:leads you to commit crimes, such as stealingto pay off your debts● harms your mental orphysical health● hurts your wallet● causes problems withyour family or friends● gets in the way of work,school or other activities(for example, when itresults in lower grades,more time off schoolor work, or job loss).fast factsThe only certainty in gambling is that the moreyou play, the more likely you will lose.What about thegambling industry?The gambling industry is like most other businesses.It provides a service (places to gamble) and hopesto make as much money as it possibly can.Gambling is one of the largest entertainmentindustries in Canada. It brings in more money thantelevision and movie rentals and more than thecombined revenues from magazine and book sales,drinking places, spectator sports, movie theatresand performing arts.In 2005–2006, governmentoperatedgambling venuesin Canada brought inover $13 billion.billion●●●Can I make a livingas a professionalgambler?Only those few people with great mathematical andpsychological skills have a better chance than mostof winning at poker and other card games. Just asmost talented young hockey players never make it tothe National Hockey League, very few good cardplayers can make a living as a gambler.What are yourchances of winning?You are likely to lose in the short term and overtime because:It is impossible to predict or control somethingthat is random. You cannot control slotmachines, lottery balls or the throw of dice.Each result is independent. What happenedbefore has no impact on the results ofcurrent or future play. Gambling gameshave no memory: lottery balls do not knowwhat numbers were drawn in the past,and dice do not know what the previousroll was.Even in games that involve some skill(for example, poker, sports betting)the “house” (the game operator) has the advantage, because gamesare set up to guarantee a profit for the house.WHAT ARE YOUR ODDS?Your odds of winning a Lotto 6/49 jackpotare about 1 in 14 million.Consider this analogy: Suppose you needto phone someone. You know the person lives in a large Canadian city, butyou don’t know the person’s name, phone number or which city the personlives in. Now imagine a stack of 14 phone books from Canada’s largest cities.Cover your eyes, randomly choose one of the books, flip the pages, placeyour finger on the open page, and dial the number closest to your finger.Your chance of finding the person on your first try is 1 in 14 million—thesame as your chance of winning a Lotto 6/49 jackpot.Is gambling legal?Having friends over for a poker game islegal, but would be illegal if you kept a “cut”(a share of the takings).Organizing a sports pool with 10 or fewerpeople is legal, but taking a cut from eachbet to ensure a profit is illegal.Private bets between individuals are legal(for example, a bet between two friendson the result of a hockey game),but the same bet with a bookmakerwould be illegal.fast factsIn Ontario, you mustbe at least 18 years oldto buy a lottery ticketor Proline ticket.An underage personcannot claim a prize.fast factsYou must be at least 19 years oldto enter a casino.Cheating at agambling game isa criminal offence.
4REDUCING RISKS AND GETTING HELPALL TYPES OF GAMBLING HAVE RISKS. IF YOU CHOOSE TO GAMBLE, CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING WAYS TOLIMIT THE RISK:KEEP A DIARY OF HOW MUCHYOU PLAY, AND RECORD YOURWINS AND LOSSES: WE OFTENONLY REMEMBER OUR WINS! ADIARY CAN HELP YOU KEEP TRACKOF YOUR LOSSES SO YOU KNOWIF YOU ARE SPENDING TOO MUCH.SET A LIMIT ON YOUR TIME ANDMONEY: SPEND ONLY WHAT YOUCAN AFFORD TO LOSE. WHEN YOURBUDGET IS GONE OR YOUR TIME ISUP, WALK AWAY! DO NOT TRY TOWIN BACK YOUR LOSSES.UNDERSTAND THE ODDS: THEHOUSE ALWAYS HAS THE EDGE—ODDS ARE THAT YOU WILL LOSE.RECOGNIZE YOUR RISK FACTORS: AVOID GAMBLING WHEN YOUFEEL SAD, BORED, LONELY, ANXIOUS OR ANGRY, BECAUSE YOUMAY BE MORE LIKELY TO GET CARRIED AWAY AND OVERSPEND.MIXING ALCOHOL OR OTHER DRUGS WITH GAMBLING CANALSO LEAD TO OVERSPENDING ON GAMBLING.LISTEN TO THE CONCERNS OFOTHERS: IF OTHER PEOPLE EXPRESSCONCERN ABOUT YOUR GAMBLING,LISTEN TO THEM! THEY MAY BESEEING SOMETHING YOU AREIGNORING.$VIEW GAMBLING AS ENTERTAINMENT AND NOTAS A WAY TO MAKE MONEY: PLAY KNOWINGTHAT YOU WILL ALMOST CERTAINLY LOSE.$For more informationon addiction and mentalhealth issues, or acopy of this resource,please contact the CAMHMcLaughlin InformationCentre:Ontario toll-free:1 800 463-6273Toronto: 416 595-6111This publication may beavailable in other formats.For information aboutalternate formats,to order multiple copiesof this resource, orto order other CAMHpublications, pleasecontact Sales andDistribution:Toll-free: 1 800 661-1111Toronto: 416 595-6059E-mail:publications@camh.netOnline store:http://store.camh.netTo make a donation,please contact theCAMH Foundation:Tel.: 416 979-6909E-mail:foundation@camh.netHAVE A BALANCED LIFESTYLE: HAVE OTHER FUN AND MEANINGFUL ACTIVITIES INYOUR LIFE—NOT JUST GAMBLING.How can I get help?Do you, a family member or a friend have a problem with gambling? If you want help,you can talk to someone you trust, such as your doctor, a teacher, a health nurse, ora guidance or addiction counsellor. You might also want to contact a problem gamblingcentre or a self-help group (look in the Yellow Pages of your phone book under “Gambling”).Here are other places that can help:● CAMH’s Problem Gambling Service at 1 888 647-4414● CAMH’s Adolescent Clinical and Educational Services (ACES) at416 535-8501 ext. 1730● CAMH’s problem gambling website at www.problemgambling.ca● Ontario Problem Gambling Helpline at 1 888 230-3505● Kids Help Phone at 1 800 668-6868.If you have questions,concerns or complimentsabout services at CAMH,please contact theClient Relations Service:Tel.: 416 535-8501ext. 2028 or 2078Website: www.camh.netCopyright © 2010Centre for Addictionand Mental HealthISBN978-1-77052-274-9 (print)978-1-77052-275-6 (PDF)978-1-77052-276-3 (HTML )978-1-77052-277-0 (ePUB)Illustrations by Craig TerlsonDisponible en français.A Pan American Health Organization /World Health Organization Collaborating CentreFully affiliated with the University of Toronto2859e/03-2010 P385
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