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Gambling

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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GAMBLING ADDICTION

PAIGE, TEANA, ALEISHA

True or false?
You have to gamble every day to be a problem gambler?

False
Gamblers may gamble constantly or occasionally, gambling is only a problem if it becomes an addiction

On average how much money do problem gamblers lose each year?

Problem gamblers lose $21,000 per year

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On average 40% of people with a gambling problem began gambling before the age of?

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17 years old

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True or false
Around 7 hundred thousand Australians play the pokies once a week?

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False
Six hundred thousand Australians play the pokies once a week

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How much money do you think a problem gambler could lose in one hour?

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Problem gamblers can lose more than $1,500 in one hour

What percentage of problem gamblers seek out help?

Only 15% of problem gamblers seek out help

True or false?
100,00 Australians are classified as problem gamblers?

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False
115,000 Australians are classified as problem gamblers