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Bath Chronicle
September 27, 2007 Thursday
I believe that government, both locally and nationally, should have clear priorities as to where it spends its money.
There are some things that need financial help and assistance and some things that just don’t.
Recently, B&NES council reconfirmed its commitment to having a small casino in Bath .
I voted against the motion because I do not believe that a casino can in any way regenerate a community.
This means to feed the poor and heal the sick - a casino does far from that.
In voting for a casino councillors have committed £200,000 to proceed with the work that needs to be done to bring it to the city.
Surely what is more important is to find any surplus money to spend on the youth service which suffered a drastic £300,000 cut last year?
Isn’t it more of a priority to spend the money needed to bring a casino to Bath on the thousands of teenagers and young people who already think that local democracy does nothing for them?
The priority in Bath and North East Somerset should be our youth service, not a gambling house for the elite.
CLLR NATHAN HARTLEY BA (Hons) Liberal Democrat, Peasedown St John Bath
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from http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070624/tc_nm/addiction_videogames_dc_1&printer=1;_ylt=AtaXCrGaowz9GvVrnObpxQJU.3QA
By Julie Steenhuysen
Sun Jun 24, 7:55 PM ET
Doctors backed away on Sunday from a controversial proposal to designate video game addiction as a mental disorder akin to alcoholism, saying psychiatrists should study the issue more.
Addiction experts also strongly opposed the idea at a debate at the American Medical Association’s annual meeting.
They said more study is needed before excessive use of video and online games — a problem that affects about 10 percent of players — could be considered a mental illness.
“There is nothing here to suggest that this is a complex physiological disease state akin to alcoholism or other substance abuse disorders, and it doesn’t get to have the word addiction attached to it,” said Dr. Stuart Gitlow of the American Society of Addiction Medicine and Mt. Sinai School of Medicine in New York.
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by Arlene Moscovitch
(May 2006)
Author: Choo, Evelyn
Source: Channel News Asia
Published Date: Mar 16, 2007
Description:
Gambling is not an addiction that is usually associated with young people. But it is a social problem, according to Singapore’s National Council on Problem Gambling, especially if left unchecked. That is why it has produced a short film, “RISK”, hoping to address the issue before it is too late. The film’s executive producer Ian Tan said, “This film is actually a youth-to-youth production where we are trying to convey a message of problem gambling among youths. We hope that this film will actually entertain but yet educate youths on the issues of problem gambling, especially in terms of soccer betting.”
Halifax Herald, Thursday March 15, 2007
Saint Mary’s University researchers have received $345,000 from the Nova Scotia Gaming Corp. to study the impact of gambling on teens.
“Our research is aimed at uncovering the common themes coming from youth concerning the commercial advertising of gambling and its impact on their perceptions of gambling and their play behaviours,” John McMullan, a sociology and criminology professor who’s the project’s lead researcher, said in a news release this week.
The four-year project will look at advertising for gambling from the Atlantic Lottery Corp., Casino Nova Scotia and the Maritime Provinces Harness Racing Association, and unregulated advertising from websites, television and radio from Jan. 1, 2004, to Dec. 31, 2006, will be reviewed.
Researchers will then interview teens to analyze the impact advertising has on them, the news release said, and the last part of the project will track beliefs and behaviours using continuous advertising snapshots over time.
BRENT DAVIS, CAMBRIDGE (Mar 10, 2007)
Is your teen missing work or school, or neglecting time with your family?
Have your children bought themselves new clothes, without explaining where the money came from? Or are they looking for a financial handout without saying what it’s for?
Maybe they’ve got a gambling problem. And they wouldn’t be alone.
A recent Ontario survey showed that almost 40 per cent of teens aged 15 to 17 have gambled. And among 18 to 24-year-olds, nearly 7 per cent have developed a problem — that’s more than twice the rate among the general adult population.
“The consequences are quite severe,” said Anik Bay, a project co-ordinator with the Responsible Gambling Council.
The not-for-profit organization is in the midst of a campaign that will make stops in 40 Ontario communities during March, which has been designated problem gambling prevention month.
This week, Bay’s team set up their display at the Cambridge Bingo Centre and Kitchener’s Bingo Country, where they handed out information about the risks associated with gambling, and where people can turn for help.
Although the council’s message is aimed at any adult, there’s an emphasis this year on encouraging parents to discuss gambling with their kids.
“If you’re going to talk to your children about drugs and alcohol, (parents) often forget that gambling can be a risky behaviour too,” Bay said.
And the campaign comes at a time when gambling has established a foothold in popular culture.
Popular television shows and movies depict life in the casinos of Las Vegas. Poker tournaments are shown on all-sports channels. And casinos and slots-at-racetrack facilities have popped up across the province.
“Kids are in their formative years,” Bay said. If they see gambling on television, or see the lotto terminals in corner stores, or see their parents playing cards or betting on sports games, they’re more likely to want to try it themselves.
The council isn’t trying to stop people from gambling — but it is trying to ensure it’s done safely.
Bay said there are a few key things to remember.
You should never borrow money to gamble — only use money you can afford to lose. Balance gambling with other social activities.
And never expect to make money at it.
“Going to the slots for an hour is about entertainment, it’s not about paying the bills,” Bay said.
For more information, visit the responsible gambling council website at responsiblegambling.org.
bdavis@therecord.com
from http://www.cbc.ca/consumer/story/2007/03/02/youth-marketing.html
Last Updated: Friday, March 2, 2007 | 5:46 PM ET
CBC News
“”Don’t do it” is the wrong message to send teenagers if you want them not to gamble, a new study says.
Based on 30 focus groups with teenagers in southeastern Ontario and Montreal, two researchers concluded that it’s easy for ad campaigns designed to discourage certain behaviours to run afoul of the target audience.
Carmen Messerlian and Jeffrey Derevensky concluded that teenagers:
Reject one-sided campaigns as unrealistic.
Don’t respond to don’t do it.
Get bored with ads that are repeated too often.
In an anti-gambling campaign, the teenagers thought ads that focused on the negatives — loss of sleep, missing school or work, harm to friends and family, emotional stress and financial costs — would be most effective.
They also said they were concerned that the government makes money from gambling.
And the gambling industry didn’t escape criticism.”
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From a study that was published in the March/April issue of the Canadian Journal of Public Health.
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