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Responsible gambling - Consumer Affairs Victoria

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D2<br />

A vicious circle<br />

Exercise 1 – Protecting against problem <strong>gambling</strong><br />

Look at the following diagram.<br />

Failure<br />

Truancy<br />

GAMBLER’S HELP LINE<br />

85<br />

Poor School Work<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 />

a) Why has this diagram got arrows going either way? Use an example to illustrate your answer.<br />

Limited<br />

Work Skills<br />

Gambling<br />

Problems<br />

Poor Coping Skills<br />

b) Explain the relationship between poor coping skills, <strong>gambling</strong> problems and limited work skills,<br />

using an example to illustrate your answer.<br />

c) Is it possible to substitute ‘excessive alcohol consumption’ for problem <strong>gambling</strong> in this diagram?<br />

Explain. What else could be substituted for problem <strong>gambling</strong>?<br />

1800 858 858 www.problem<strong>gambling</strong>.vic.gov.au

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