Prevention of problem gambling: Lessons learned from two Alberta programs

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dc.contributor.authorWilliams, Robert J.
dc.contributor.authorConnolly, Dennis
dc.contributor.authorWood, Robert T.
dc.contributor.authorCurrie, Shawn
dc.date.accessioned2007-07-17T22:41:05Z
dc.date.available2007-07-17T22:41:05Z
dc.date.issued2004
dc.descriptionNational Association for Gambling Studies (Australia) 2003 Conference Proceedingsen
dc.description.abstractThe development of effective problem gambling prevention programs is in its infancy. The present paper discusses results of randomized control trials of two programs that have been implemented in Alberta, Canada. The first is a 10 session program delivered to several classes of university students taking Introductory Statistics. This program focused primarily on teaching the probabilities associated with gambling and included several hands-on demonstrations of typical casino table games. The second is a 5 session program delivered to high school students at several sites in southern Alberta. This program was more comprehensive, containing information and exercises on the nature of gambling and problem gambling, gambling fallacies, gambling odds, decisionmaking, coping skills, and social problem-solving skills. Data concerning gambling attitudes, gambling fallacies and gambling behaviour at 3 and 6-months postintervention are presented. The findings of these studies are somewhat counter-intuitive and have important implications for the design of effective prevention programs.en
dc.description.sponsorshipAlberta Gaming Research Instituteen
dc.identifier.citationIn G. Coman, (Ed.), Proceedings of the 13th annual National Association for Gambling Studies Conference, Canberra, Australia, November 2003 [CD-ROM] (pp. 243-272). Alphington, Australia: National Association for Gambling Studies Inc.en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/371
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherNational Association for Gambling Studies Inc.en
dc.publisher.departmentMathematics and Computer Science
dc.publisher.departmentSociology
dc.publisher.facultySchool of Health Sciences
dc.publisher.facultyArts and Science
dc.subjectGambling -- Preventionen
dc.titlePrevention of problem gambling: Lessons learned from two Alberta programsen
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