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Making a difference: Another story from the gaming floor
Guest post by Darren Groth. Recently, I posted several brief accounts garnered from the gaming floors of British Columbia. These stories, provided by frontline staff – including BC’s own GameSense Adv… more →
BCLC on Responsible Gambling
Making a difference: Another story from the gaming floor
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wrote 3 months ago: Guest post by Darren Groth. Recently, I posted several brief accounts garnered from the gaming floor … more →
[Guest Post] Making a difference: Rarely told stories from the gaming floor
wrote 5 months ago: Darren Groth is one of BCLC’s dedicated GameSense team leaders, responsible for overseeing the deliv … more →
10 ways VSE is more than signing on the dotted line
wrote 6 months ago: Over the past number of weeks I’ve participated in two separate legal proceedings involving plaintif … more →
Book on brink of publication
wrote 8 months ago: StopGam reads with interest about the forthcoming publication of a new ebook called A Gambler’ … more →
Stories of recovery offer hope to problem gamblers
wrote 9 months ago: One individual recalls hitting rock bottom after a 2009 ninth inning game-winning home run by Seattl … more →
The ART of staff training: responding appropriately to gamblers in need
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wrote 10 months ago: Last week, in response to my post about how research is fundamental to our responsible gambling effo … more →
Three ways research contributes to quality responsible gambling programs
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wrote 10 months ago: The responsible gambling field is still fairly young, but it is developing rapidly as governments ar … more →
CSR Assessments: new products and risk to problem gamblers
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wrote 11 months ago: Last week I wrote about Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Assessments and how these are being us … more →
Lanie's Hope: Part of a growing community of support and awareness
wrote 11 months ago: Browsing the internet and connecting to people via @StopGam it has become very apparent to me that r … more →
Government Down Under wants pre-commitment on pokies
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wrote 11 months ago: Last summer I referenced the very heated debate taking place in Australia over federal government ef … more →
GamTalk: Helpful, and not just for Problem Gamblers
wrote 1 year ago: It seems GamTalk, an online forum intended to provide free peer-to-peer support for those struggling … more →
Nobody develops a gambling problem playing the lottery, right?
wrote 1 year ago: Those of us working in the responsible gambling field often focus our efforts on casino patrons, or … more →
How can a blog help a problem gambler?
wrote 1 year ago: If you are a problem gambler, hopefully, following my blog will encourage you to stop ga … more →
Not-so-responsible Responsible Gambling Council?
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wrote 1 year ago: The Responsible Gambling Council's new Safe or Sorry campaign: too shocking for some? This morning I … more →
Manitoba partners with BCLC to bring responsible play online
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wrote 1 year ago: A couple of weeks ago the Manitoba government announced plans to partner with BCLC to introduce the … more →
Review: New MYGU iPhone app offers support for gamblers concerned about their gambling
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wrote 1 year ago: Last week the Problem Gambling Institute of Ontario (PGIO), a division of the Centre for Addiction a … more →
Understanding Responsible Gambling
wrote 1 year ago: At G Piccadilly, we believe that gambling should be a fun and social form of entertainment. Neverthe … more →
Don’t buy lottery tickets (for kids)
wrote 1 year ago: Last week I mentioned I’d had an opportunity to meet a group of problem gamblers who talked ve … more →
Counselling for both of you
wrote 2 years ago: The one thing I truly believe worked for us was counselling for both of us, together. When someone h … more →
