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[Guest Post] A Joy to Give, But Not To Kids

This week’s poster, Darren Groth, is by day one of BCLC’s GameSense Team Leaders, but by night and many weekends is an award-winning published novelist.  T’was the night before Christmas,… more →

BCLC on Responsible Gambling

[Guest Post] A Joy to Give, But Not To Kids

Paul W. Smith wrote 5 months ago: This week’s poster, Darren Groth, is by day one of BCLC’s GameSense Team Leaders, but by … more →

Tags: From the Experts, Around the World of Gambling, New at BCLC, Gambling and the Media, lottery, responsible gambling, parents and gambling, GameSense for Parents, National Council on Problem Gambling

Facebook becoming a “Face-bookie”? — 1 comment

Paul W. Smith wrote 9 months ago: For several years gambling researchers and problem gambling prevention specialists have voiced conce … more →

Tags: Around the World of Gambling, Gambling and the Media, online gambling, Internet, ONLINE GAMBLING, youth gambling, parents and gambling, Gaming, facebook

Three ways research contributes to quality responsible gambling programs — 3 comments

Paul W. Smith wrote 10 months ago: The responsible gambling field is still fairly young, but it is developing rapidly as governments ar … more →

Tags: From the Experts, Around the World of Gambling, New at BCLC, Problem gambling, Appropriate Response Training, Art, BCLC, Gambling Education, gambling research

Nobody develops a gambling problem playing the lottery, right?

Paul W. Smith wrote 1 year ago: Those of us working in the responsible gambling field often focus our efforts on casino patrons, or … more →

Tags: The Nature of Responsible Gambling, Problem gambling, lottery, youth gambling, responsible gambling, parents and gambling, GameSense for Parents, problem gambler, BCLC

Not-so-responsible Responsible Gambling Council? Part 2 — 1 comment

Paul W. Smith wrote 1 year ago: Is it possible to become a better gambler?  Or more to the point, can someone improve their chance o … more →

Tags: Around the World of Gambling, The Nature of Responsible Gambling, youth gambling, responsible gambling, Gambling Education, Responsible Gambling Council, gamesense, BCLC, Gaming

Not-so-responsible Responsible Gambling Council? — 3 comments

Paul W. Smith wrote 1 year ago: The Responsible Gambling Council's new Safe or Sorry campaign: too shocking for some? This morning I … more →

Tags: From the Experts, Around the World of Gambling, Gambling and the Media, The Nature of Responsible Gambling, youth gambling, responsible gambling, Gambling Education, parents and gambling, Responsible Gambling Council

Manitoba partners with BCLC to bring responsible play online — 3 comments

Paul W. Smith wrote 1 year ago: A couple of weeks ago the Manitoba government announced plans to partner with BCLC to introduce the … more →

Tags: Around the World of Gambling, New at BCLC, The Nature of Responsible Gambling, online gambling, Internet, ONLINE GAMBLING, voluntary self-exclusion, Vse, youth gambling

Don’t buy lottery tickets (for kids)

Paul W. Smith wrote 1 year ago: Last week I mentioned I’d had an opportunity to meet a group of problem gamblers who talked ve … more →

Tags: From the Experts, Around the World of Gambling, New at BCLC, lottery, youth gambling, Gambling Education, parents and gambling, GameSense for Parents, Lottery Tickets

Finding new ways to flag risks of gambling among youth

Paul W. Smith wrote 1 year ago: "Youth Gambling Animation" video from Public Health Gambling Project Parents may be undere … more →

Tags: From the Experts, youth gambling, Gambling Education, GameSense for Parents, gambling research, Public Health Gambling Project, PHGP, university of toronto

5 tips to help prevent youth gambling problems

Paul W. Smith wrote 1 year ago: Hilary Feldman wrote an interesting article in the current issue of BC Parent magazine, “Kids and Ga … more →

Tags: Gambling and the Media, lottery, youth gambling, responsible gambling, parents and gambling, BetStopper, GameSense for Parents, gambling research

The 'perfect storm' for a new generation of problem gamblers?

Paul W. Smith wrote 1 year ago: There was a great article in the Vancouver Sun documenting the incredibly rapid growth in exposure k … more →

Tags: Gambling and the Media, youth gambling, responsible gambling, parents and gambling, BetStopper, GameSense for Parents

Teaching kids to gamble? Or helping them understand "risk"

Paul W. Smith wrote 1 year ago: Business Day reports that the South African government has supported an initiative by the National R … more →

Tags: Around the World of Gambling, youth gambling, responsible gambling, Gambling Education, parents and gambling

Some insights into youth attitudes towards gambling

Paul W. Smith wrote 1 year ago: Ran across the video “Youth Gambling Awareness” on Vimeo.  It is both good quality and w … more →

Tags: lottery, youth gambling


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