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School of Health Sciences, University of Lethbridge. Conference 2003: Prevention of Problem Gambling. Kids Don’t Gamble…Wanna Bet?. Elizabeth M. George. Kids Don’t Gamble: Wannabet? Overview. Gambling: A Historical Perspective Real Stories About Real People Why Do Kids Gamble?
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School of Health Sciences, University of Lethbridge Conference 2003: Prevention of Problem Gambling Kids Don’t Gamble…Wanna Bet? Elizabeth M. George
Kids Don’t Gamble:Wannabet? Overview • Gambling: A Historical Perspective • Real Stories About Real People • Why Do Kids Gamble? • Danger Signs • Advancing the Issue: Research, Articles, Reports and Think Tanks • Advancing the Issue: Practical Points of Prevention • Advancing the Issue: The Media • Advancing the Issue: Collaboration
Why Do Kids Gamble? Excerpted from: Wanna Bet? Everything you Ever Wanted to Know About Teen Gambling but Never Thought to Ask™
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Danger Signs of a Youth Gambling Problem • Money missing from parents or siblings; • Selling of prized possessions and not being able to account for the money; • Repeatedly reporting lost or stolen items a parent would give the youngster money to replace; • Indications of shoplifting – unexplained new garments or merchandise tags; • Marked decrease in activities that were once held in highest regard; • Changes in school grades and behavior not explained by other reasons; • Being evasive about where they have been.
Research, Scientific Articles Advancing the Issue: Research, Articles, Reports and Think Tanks • Alberta Gaming Research Center • University of Lethbridge • Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse • Centre for Addiction & Mental Health • Addictions Foundation of Manitoba • Alberta Alcohol & Drug Abuse Commission • Wynne Resource • Harvard Medical • The Ken & Randy Team
Public Awareness Think Tanks Peer, Reviewed Data REPORTS Research, Scientific Articles Advancing the Issue:Practical Points of Prevention
Public Awareness Think Tanks Media Peer, Reviewed Data REPORTS Research, Scientific Articles Advancing the Issue: The Media
DAVID LETTERMAN’STop Ten Signs Your Kid is Addicted to Gambling • Keeps asking if he can double down on cookies. 9. Has converted hamster’s treadmill into a crude roulette wheel. 8. For a six year old, he seems to know way too much about jai-alai. 7. His school lunches are comped. 6. Knows the Vegas odds on where Waldo might be. 5. There’s a bookie sleeping in his tree house. 4. Changed his middle name to “The Greek”. 3. He’s 9, and he’s dating a showgirl. 2. Says things like “Daddy needs a new skateboard.” 1. He likes to ride Amtrak.
Public Awareness Think Tanks Collaborations With Gaming Media Peer, Reviewed Data REPORTS Research, Scientific Articles Advancing the Issue: Collaboration