Day: 12 October 2018

Australian Gambling Charity Says New Technology Boosts Gambling-Related Harm Risks for Local Gamblers

Fri 12 Oct 2018 13.15 Daniel Williams
Australian Gambling Charity Says New Technology Boosts Gambling-Related Harm Risks for Local Gamblers

A Warrnambool, Victoria-based organisation which is aimed at providing help and support for problem gamblers and their families has explained that the harm inflicted by gambling on such people’s lives cannot be measured only in money but is a lot larger than that. Speaking during the events of the Gambling Harm Awareness Week, Tracie McPherson who is currently the manager of therapeutic and children’s services at Bethany Community Support, shared that gambling-related harm is also measured in the impact it has on people’s lives, as well as on the lives…

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GambleAware Research Studies Family and Parental Attitudes’ Impact on Young People’s Perception of Gambling

Fri 12 Oct 2018 8.04 Olivia Cole
GambleAware Research Studies Family and Parental Attitudes’ Impact on Young People’s Perception of Gambling

The leading organisation aimed at helping problem gamblers in the UK – GambleAware – has shared a report focused on the role and influence which parental and family behaviours towards gambling and gambling-related harm have on young people. The study had four major goals. First, it was aimed at understanding the types and frequency of young people and their families’ gambling behaviours, and whether there was a correlation between these and other forms of risky behaviour. Then, the research was focused on finding out the influence of family and parents…

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