Responsible gambling - Consumer Affairs Victoria
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CONTINUED<br />
D2<br />
A vicious circle<br />
GAMBLER’S HELP LINE<br />
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<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 />
Factor Explanation Expression<br />
8 Gambling can<br />
feel good.<br />
9 Drinking<br />
alcohol<br />
10 Depression or<br />
anxiety<br />
11 Remembering<br />
big wins.<br />
12 Gambling for<br />
fun turns into<br />
a habit.<br />
If you have a win, especially when<br />
you first begin to play, you might<br />
start to think of <strong>gambling</strong> as a<br />
way to make money. Some people<br />
think that they can control the<br />
results (they can’t), or they develop<br />
superstitions that they think will help<br />
them win (they don’t). Some people<br />
simply don’t do the maths about<br />
their chances of winning.<br />
Some people who gamble fall into a<br />
habit where <strong>gambling</strong> becomes the<br />
first thing they think of doing. When<br />
a person gambles a lot, they can lose<br />
sight of the things they used to do or<br />
other ways to have fun.<br />
If your friends spend a lot of time<br />
<strong>gambling</strong>, you might feel pressured<br />
into <strong>gambling</strong> more than you’d like.<br />
When someone starts to lose, they<br />
might try to win the money back by<br />
<strong>gambling</strong> more. Of course, the odds<br />
work against them and they lose<br />
even more.<br />
Some people use <strong>gambling</strong> as a<br />
reward or treat for themselves. This<br />
might be okay occasionally, but it can<br />
develop into a habit if you don’t have<br />
other ways to reward yourself.<br />
13 Loss or grief. Some people with <strong>gambling</strong><br />
problems have won a big amount<br />
in the past, and the experience of<br />
winning was so powerful that they<br />
keep trying to win again.<br />
“I’m going to play the<br />
pokies for a bit first and<br />
I’ll catch up with you<br />
later.”<br />
“I had the most<br />
amazing night! I kept<br />
winning and winning!<br />
It was such a buzz.<br />
I’m going back there<br />
tonight.”<br />
“Well, I can’t stop now.<br />
I’ve lost too much<br />
money.”<br />
“I hate my job.<br />
Dropping into the TAB<br />
every day at least helps<br />
me get through the<br />
day.”<br />
“If I didn’t play poker<br />
I wouldn’t have any<br />
friends. They say they<br />
need me to make up<br />
a table and hang it on<br />
me if I say no.”<br />
“I know I shouldn’t<br />
gamble. But I only do it<br />
after a few drinks.”<br />
1800 858 858 www.problem<strong>gambling</strong>.vic.gov.au
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