Presentation to
Mirboo North
24 March 2014
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Gambler’s Help in Gippsland offers:
Free, confidential, non-judgemental service
Trained counsellors and financial counsellors
Help to those affected by someone else’s gambling
As many sessions as appropriate
Follow up as required
Freecall: 1800 242 696
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Just because someone bets,
it does not mean they have a problem
But if they do...
Problems can be resolved
Problem gambling is a learnt behaviour which can be
changed
If you need help, go to someone you trust
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http://www.fightforyou.com.au
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Latest Electronic Gaming Machine (EGM or pokies) expenditure
Gippsland EGM expenditure ($) 2012/2013 : 2011/2012
No. of
venues
No. of
EGMs
$ 2012/2013
City of Latrobe
13
522
43,758,066
47,329,538
↓7.5
Bass Coast
7
216
15,111,575
19,134,332
↓21.0
Baw Baw
4
175
12,138,619
13,146,890
↓7.6
East Gippsland
10
332
21,432,405
24,314,026
↓11.8
South
Gippsland
4
101
6,669,516
6,618,473
↑0.7
Wellington
8
324
21,947,483
23,543,015
↓6.7
46
1670 121,057,667 134,086,277
↓9.7
509
26,778 2,490,488,906 2,681,451,714
↓7.1
TOTAL
Victoria
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$ 2011/2012
% inc/dec
2012/2013
2011/12
Venue
Grand Junction
LATROBE CITY EGM EXPENDITURE ($)
2011 / 2012 2012 / 2013
No. of EGMs 2011/2012
20012/2013
34
5,049,285
5,396,256
Italian Australian Sporting Club & Social Club
Gippsland
36
2,744,148
2,868,957
Moe Hotel
27
1,708,871
1,492,498
Moe RSL
41
2,722,972
2,786,183
Morwell Bowling Club
63
5,753,562
5,652,932
Morwell Club
35
1,783,560
1,739,231
Morwell Hotel
30
3,247,261
1,839,791
Morwell RSL
42
3,251,589
3,179,696
Royal Exchange Hotel
35
4,987,210
3,134,368
Traralgon Bowls Club
54
4,917,948
4,453,877
Traralgon RSL
37
2,167,028
2,004,281
Turfside Tabaret
65
7,562,378
7,887,638
Yallourn Bowling Club
23
1,433,720
1,322,352
TOTAL
522
$47,329,538
$43,758,066
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Victorian 2011/2012 Gambling player loss ($)
For the year ending 30 June 2012, player loss in its various forms within Victoria
amounted to $5,492.1 million and taxes and levies paid to the state amounted to
$1.732.1 million:
Gambling types
Pokies
Casino ( gaming, pokies and table games)
Wagering (racing sportsbetting and
trackside)
Lottery products
Club Keno
Total
Player loss
$2681.5 million
$1528.0 million
$789.2 million
$486.4 million
$7.1 million
$5206.7 million
Source: figures from the Victorian Commission for Gambling Regulation Annual Report 2011-12
www.vcglr.vic.gov.au
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What is gambling?
Placing money on something of
which you do not know the
outcome.
Problem gambling is when you
spend more money or time than
you like/want to.
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Latest Electronic Gaming Machine (EGM or pokies) expenditure
Gippsland EGM expenditure ($) 2012/2013 : 2011/2012
No. of
venues
No. of
EGMs
$ 2012/2013
City of Latrobe
13
522
43,758,066
47,329,538
↓7.5
Bass Coast
7
216
15,111,575
19,134,332
↓21.0
Baw Baw
4
175
12,138,619
13,146,890
↓7.6
East Gippsland
10
332
21,432,405
24,314,026
↓11.8
South
Gippsland
4
101
6,669,516
6,618,473
↑0.7
Wellington
8
324
21,947,483
23,543,015
↓6.7
46
1670 121,057,667 134,086,277
↓9.7
509
26,778 2,490,488,906 2,681,451,714
↓7.1
TOTAL
Victoria
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$ 2011/2012
% inc/dec
2012/2013
2011/12
Are these gambling activities?
Buying a ticket at a raffle
Punting on a horse race
Playing cards at a mate’s house
Betting on an AFL football match
Playing marbles for lunch money
Playing bingo at the local hall
Buying a chocolate from a vending machine
Shouting a winning sports team a drink
Futures trading on the stock market
Buying a Scratchie
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When is gambling not gambling?
What other words have you seen being used
instead of gambling?
Punting, Sports betting,
Gambling…Betting ….Wagering…
Tipping
Online…telephone….TAB….Pokies….Cards…Casino
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Dating a supermodel
Injury from fireworks
Winning first division in Tattslotto
Injury from mowing the lawn
Being struck by lightning
Getting a hole in one playing golf
Getting the flu this year
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Winning 1st div. in Tattslotto
Being struck by lightning
Dating a supermodel
Injury from fireworks
Getting a hole in one playing golf
Injury from mowing the lawn
Getting the flu this year
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1 in 8,145,060
1 in 576, 000
1 in 88,000
1 in 19,556
1 in 5,000
1 in 3,623
1 in 10
So what is
responsible gambling?
How
Howcan
can
you
youkeep
keep
yourself
yourselfsafe?
safe?
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Set a limit and don’t exceed it
Calculate how long you had to work
to earn that money
Use a debit card rather than a credit
card – this will help you see that it is
your income you are spending
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Don’t drink when you gamble, it can
make you spend more than you want
to
Read the fine print on marketing
promotions like “free bets”
Don’t chase your losses
And remember, like any forms of
gambling, online poker, betting and
sports wagering are not good ways to
make money
Betting is for entertainment, not gain
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When you go to the cinema with $30, you
expect to pay about $15 for a ticket and $15
for snacks and not come home with
anything.
When you gamble with $30, do not expect
to come home with anything.
Gambling is for entertainment – not gain.
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And now it’s time for the
throw the dice game!
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Myths and beliefs:
If I think positive, then I will win....
Playing online is harmless
Only certain types of people become
problem gamblers
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Friends:
My friend is always playing with his i-phone,
punting or placing bets.
He says he does not have a problem.
I am not too sure…
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Signs of problem gambling:
Spending more time or money than you want/ have
Irritable/depressed/mood swings/anxious
Become secretive
Gambling alone
Wanting to stop but cannot
Thinking about gambling most days
Taking time away from studies or work
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Signs of problem gambling:
Betting bigger to keep up with mates
Betting bigger to get a “high”
Trying to win back losses
Betting as a means of escaping or forgetting problems
Borrowing money
Lying about their gambling
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As a friend, what can you do to help?
Your
thoughts?
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As a friend:
You cannot force someone to stop
You are not to blame for their behaviour
You can talk to someone you trust – it is not betrayal
Try to be supportive and non-judgemental
Do not lend money (or equivalent)
Do not pay gambling debts
You have the right to feel physically and emotionally secure
You can say: NO to gambling and lying, and YES I care about you
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Remember:
The gambling is the problem not the person
and
We cannot force people to change
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Contiki Holidays
http://www.contiki.com/pages/4732-europe-airdeal-1685
Air flight
$1685
http://www.contiki.com/destinations/europe/tours
Holiday package
$2435
25 days
costs
$4120
1 day
costs
$164.75
1 hour
costs
$6.76
Which comes to 11c per minute
Compare this to $2.30 per minute on the pokies
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And one last activityI want you to use your imagination...
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Thank you for your time
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Thank you for your time
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BASS COAST SHIRE EGM EXPENDITURE ($)
2012/2013 2011/2012
Venue
Number 2012/2013
of EGM
Cowes Golf Club (closed)
8
-
2011/2012
Inverloch Esplanade Hotel
0
126,677
1,848,548
Phillip Island RSL
58
5,311,724
6,020,767
Wonthaggi Club
58
5,054,801
5,825,147
Wonthaggi Golf Club
15
409,135
523,703
Wonthaggi Workmen’s Club
55
4,121,189
4,864,789
Continental Hotel
27
88,047
TOTAL
206
15,111,575
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51,400
$19,134,356.51
Know the odds buried treasure
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIeew06fuCY
http://www.gambleaware.vic.gov.au/know-odds/know-odds-tv-commercial
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LCHS sites
Churchill
Morwell
Warragul
Bairnsdale
Wonthaggi
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Moe
Traralgon
Sale
Korumburra
and outreach as required
Activity
Latrobe City
Leisure Centre
average time 1 hour
Craft/Art/sewing class/ activities at
N'hood House
Yoga/ relaxation course
Swim $5.00 at Moe 8c per min
Cinema
average viewing time 2 hours
Pizza 2 large pizzas, large drink, garlic
bread, eat in
average time 1 hour
Library
Gardening
Craft $5.00 120 mins at Traralgon or
Morwell 4c per min
Yoga $13.00 75 mins at Churchill
4c per min
$15.00 per adult (All day Tues $10.00)
12c per min (8c per min)
$21.90 Traralgon
36c per min
books/cds/dvds/internet - no charge to
borrow
free 0c per min
Rose Garden Morwell
free 0c per min
Playing Black Rhino $2.30 per minute
Going on a luxury cruise 28 days around Australia and Bali 21c per min
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Consider this!
Consider this
A government survey found that
the average cost of pokies
is $2.30 per minute of
entertainment.
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•Check player history on the sites you use
and/or your bank and credit statements to
keep a clear idea of how much you are
spending
•Use a site that has limits on daily spend
•Limit where you bet, don’t have multiple
accounts
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•Check player history on the sites you use
and/or your bank and credit statements to
keep a clear idea of how much you are
spending
•Use a site that has limits on daily spend
•Limit where you bet, don’t have multiple
accounts
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•Set a limit and don’t exceed it
• Calculate how long you had to
work to earn that money
•Use a debit card rather than a
credit card – this will help you
see that it is your income you
are spending
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