To view a Victorian study on the needs of women with gambling problems see The Queen of Hearts Study developed by the Financial and Consumer Rights Council.
Victoria is most fortunate in having an excellent program directed at resolving problem gambling (especially women poker machine dependence) in Gabriela Byrne’s Free Yourself Program. Gabriela’s kit, which was launched by Rev Tim Costello, is a must for schools and council libraries.
For a recent Australian conference on gambling see First National Gambling Conference in Sydney
For the published papers at another conference on gambling held in Sydney on 19 August 1999 by IPS Employee Assistance and Paul Symond Consultancy see Responsible Service of Gambling Within the Club Industry Conference. This includes Rev Tim Costello's address The Australian Experience of Problem Gambling: Opium of the people or of governments?
For information on the Victorian State Government gaming regulatory authority and its publications see Victorian Casino and Gaming Authority
Read the Press Releases of the Victorian State Government ministers of gaming, sport and health for measures to address problem gambling
The gambling industry has helped to set up and fund an independent Australian research institute Australian Institute for Gambling Research
The Productivity Commission has released a draft report titled "Inquiry into Australia's Gambling Industries" which can be downloaded from http://www.pc.gov.au/inquiry/gambling/draftreport/index.html
For a list of Australian Gamblers Anonymous meeting dates,times and venues see Gamblers Anonymous International Directory - Australian meetings
For the definitive information source on Gamblers Anonymous visit the Gamblers Anonymous home page
To gain some insight into the pain and extent of problem gambling and the admirable struggle of many who are trying to free themselves of their addiction, read some of the postings on GA-web
For an interesting article on problem gambling see The Diceman Cometh
For a discussion of problem gambling see American Psychological Association
For problem gambling as it relates to children see Children and Problem Gambling or the Las Vegas Review Journal
For one of the latest articles on the psychological processes that support gambling behaviour see Gibson, Sanbonmatsu and Posavac
For a list of books on problem gambling see the Bibliography of Problem Gambling Literature
Some well presented basic points on the nature of problem gambling are contained on the Gambling Addiction Questions and Answers page of the Illinois Institute for Addiction Recovery
For articles on the psychological processes of problem gambling read The Wager
Visit the home page of the USA National Council on Problem Gambling Inc
For problem gambling in Nebraska see Nebraska Council on Problem Gambling
For treatment initiatives being taken in Minnesota see Minnesota Compulsive Gambling Hotline
A report on problem gambling in Canada and the steps being taken to address it can be found in Problem Gambling Across Canada
For a survey on video lottery terminal addiction and for suggestions to make them less addictive see article in the Addiction Research Foundation attached to the University of Toronto
Anti-gambling groups are getting organised - see the Web Page of Residents Against Gambling Expansion (RAGE) Ontario, Canada
A lobby group has been formed to prevent the expansion of gambling in the USA, see its home page at National Coalition AGAINST Legalized Gambling
Search the Southern Baptist Press for problem gambling stories and commentary on problem gambling from the US southern states
The Star Tribune in Minneapolis articles and photographs on problem gambling
Los Angeles Times Special Reports on Gambling articles and photographs on problem gambling.
The United States Gambling Research Institute (USGRI) is an independent body providing information about the economic and social effects of legalized gambling in the USA
An association has been formed to educate about problem gambling in the USA, see its home page at Problem Gambling Education Association.
For a USA adolescent education program see: All Bets Are Off: An Adolescent Compulsive Gambling Prevention & Training Program this is an initiative of The North American Training Institute. The Institute also publishes a web-based magazine called Wanna Bet for adolescents concerned about gambling.
A major UK education and treatment site which sells educational materials is Gamcare.
This independent gambling research body is partly funded by the gambling industry National Centre for Responsible Gaming
Eight gaming corporations are donating money to help address problem gambling in Nevada The USA Federal Government is conducting a study into the social and economic effects of gambling - see the home page of the National Gambling Impact Study Commission See Arnie Wexler's submission to the Commission
For excellent links to a wide range of materials see Carl Braunlich's links
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