Transcript School sponsoring a “Casino Night”? pick up…and share… these

School sponsoring a
“Casino Night”?
pick up…and share… these
tips for doing it responsibly
Oregon Problem Gambling Helpline:
free and confidential
By phone:
1-877-MY LIMIT
By email/chat/IM:
1877mylimit.org
website also feature free downloadable resources
Have you carried a handgun during the past 12
months?
25
Percent
20
15
10
5
0
Carried a handgun
Nongambler,
grade 8
Gambler,
grade 8
Nongambler,
grade 11
Gambler,
grade 11
7.1
23.2
5.2
16.8
Have you had beer or wine or hard liquor to drink
during the past 30 days?
70
60
Percent
50
40
30
20
10
0
Drank alcohol
Nongambler, grade
8
Gambler, grade 8
Nongambler, grade
11
Gambler, grade 11
26
48.7
41.3
60.3
Messages To Kids About Gambling
Oregon youth surveys show that youth
gambling is related to other risk behaviors
…so don’t think of it as a “healthy”
alternative activity!
sexual
behavior
delinquency
smoking
Problem
Behaviors
gambling
drug
use
Most parents believe:
• Youth gambling is harmless
• Youth who gamble are unlikely to have
problems in school
• Youth gambling is not associated with
alcohol or drug use
…and those beliefs are part of the
problem, because they are
INCORRECT
Internet gambling:
a casino in every home?
Illegal
Available 24/7
Offers accelerated rate of play; distorts perceptions
of real money
“Practice” sites lure players via higher payoffs
New survey: # 1 gambling
activity among Oregon kids
is playing for free online
Adolescent Brains Are A Work In
Progress
• Preference for new, exciting,
low effort activities
• Minimal consideration of
negative consequences
• More risky, impulsive
all of which can play into
gambling problems