Responsible gambling - Consumer Affairs Victoria
Responsible gambling - Consumer Affairs Victoria
Responsible gambling - Consumer Affairs Victoria
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CONTINUED<br />
B3<br />
Gambling systems<br />
GAMBLER’S HELP LINE<br />
57<br />
<strong>Responsible</strong> Gambling | Section B: Gambling as a social activity<br />
<strong>Consumer</strong> <strong>Affairs</strong> <strong>Victoria</strong> | consumer.vic.gov.au<br />
b) Choose any three tips and explain why you ticked the column that you did. Do you have any extra<br />
responsible <strong>gambling</strong> tips?<br />
c) Why was it particularly necessary to check this set of tips carefully? How would you approach a<br />
series of tips on a Gambler’s Help website?<br />
Exercise 3 – Get Scam Smart<br />
View the video clip ,Get Scam Smart, and answer the following questions.<br />
a) How much is officially lost to scams in <strong>Victoria</strong> annually? Why does the representative from<br />
<strong>Consumer</strong> <strong>Affairs</strong> <strong>Victoria</strong> describe this figure as ‘the tip of the iceberg’?<br />
b) Name two of the sophisticated scamming techniques that the representative from the Australian<br />
Competition and <strong>Consumer</strong> Commission (ACCC) described.<br />
c) The Gamblers’ Help spokesperson mentioned a number of ways that a scammer can catch a<br />
young person. Select one way and then describe how you would avoid that scam method.<br />
d) What types of support is available for young people to avoid being scammed?<br />
1800 858 858 www.problem<strong>gambling</strong>.vic.gov.au
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