Responsible gambling - Consumer Affairs Victoria
Responsible gambling - Consumer Affairs Victoria
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CONTINUED<br />
D3<br />
Consequences for others<br />
GAMBLER’S HELP LINE<br />
103<br />
<strong>Responsible</strong> Gambling | Section D: What are you <strong>gambling</strong> with?<br />
<strong>Consumer</strong> <strong>Affairs</strong> <strong>Victoria</strong> | consumer.vic.gov.au<br />
Exercise 2 – Ripple cards<br />
a) In small groups or as a class, write Jeffery’s name on a large piece of paper. Select ‘Ripples’ cards<br />
that you think best reflect the effect on Jeffery of his Mum’s <strong>gambling</strong>, cut them out and place<br />
them around his name.<br />
b) Now consider what further impacts there may be on Jeffery as a result of these effects. For<br />
example, one impact may be ‘lack of money’. Write down this impact on a large piece of paper.<br />
Select ‘Ripples’ cards that you think best reflect the impact on Jeffery of his lack of money?,<br />
Go to Gambler’s Help youth site (gspot.org.au) at www.gspot.org.au/docs/home_issues.htm and<br />
use the information there to help you with the following.<br />
c) Jeffery may not have wanted to admit at first to his teachers or friends that he had problems.<br />
What are some signs that someone may be going through a hard time?<br />
d) When someone is having problems, what are some of the possible impacts on their friends? How<br />
can friends manage their own needs and yet still be there for the person in trouble?<br />
e) How did Jeffery help himself?<br />
1800 858 858 www.problem<strong>gambling</strong>.vic.gov.au
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