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03/05/2010		Online Casino Style: News NSW Problem Gambling Down
Home History Games News Dictionary		More news hits the internet gambling community, courtesy of Australia as a new survey shows that a small decrease has been noted in the number of problem gamblers in the territory of New South Wales. The study, commissioned by the state’s government, was conducted via telephone interviews, and the questions included in the latest New South Wales Population Health Survey, per the request of Gaming and Racing Minister Kevin Greene. According to the latest set of statistics, number of problem gamblers, addicted to online casinos, lottery services or traditional betting venues, was down to just 0.4 percent. The previous survey, conducted in 2006, found the same rate to be 0.8 percent, double what it is now. In the same vein, this latest set of data found that another 2.5 percent of gamblers could be characterized as ‘low-risk gamblers,’ another 1.2 percent were ‘moderate-risk’ bettors. The numbers are lower now than their nearby state of Victoria, Australia, and now right on par with South Australia’s and Queensland’s numbers. Many in the online gambling community agree that the latest measures being taken to reduce the numbers of players who are affected by gambling addiction are seeing results: the Responsible Gambling Fund has poured nearly all of the money made through casino levies back into the internet gambling community, offering a variety of in-person and telephone counseling services. Minister Green said, “These findings are very encouraging and we hope it's a sign that our high-quality counseling service and strict harm minimization laws are making a real difference.” Additional measures of self-protection include the limitation of credit card cash withdrawals in land-based casinos, preventing bettors from going out of control. But not everyone’s convinced of the improvement, as Dr Charles Livingstone’s opinion clearly indicates. The senior lecturer in Monash University’s Health and Social Sciences Department said that the telephone surveys are biased and not good indicators of the rates of problem gambling in New South Wales. His own numbers seemed to indicate rates closer to 2.5 percent of the adult population in the region, saying, “Gambling continues to be very much out of control in NSW.”

03/05/2010

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NSW Problem Gambling Down

More news hits the internet gambling community, courtesy of Australia as a new survey shows that a small decrease has been noted in the number of problem gamblers in the territory of New South Wales. The study, commissioned by the state’s government, was conducted via telephone interviews, and the questions included in the latest New South Wales Population Health Survey, per the request of Gaming and Racing Minister Kevin Greene.

According to the latest set of statistics, number of problem gamblers, addicted to online casinos, lottery services or traditional betting venues, was down to just 0.4 percent. The previous survey, conducted in 2006, found the same rate to be 0.8 percent, double what it is now. In the same vein, this latest set of data found that another 2.5 percent of gamblers could be characterized as ‘low-risk gamblers,’ another 1.2 percent were ‘moderate-risk’ bettors.

The numbers are lower now than their nearby state of Victoria, Australia, and now right on par with South Australia’s and Queensland’s numbers. Many in the online gambling community agree that the latest measures being taken to reduce the numbers of players who are affected by gambling addiction are seeing results: the Responsible Gambling Fund has poured nearly all of the money made through casino levies back into the internet gambling community, offering a variety of in-person and telephone counseling services.

Minister Green said, “These findings are very encouraging and we hope it's a sign that our high-quality counseling service and strict harm minimization laws are making a real difference.” Additional measures of self-protection include the limitation of credit card cash withdrawals in land-based casinos, preventing bettors from going out of control.

But not everyone’s convinced of the improvement, as Dr Charles Livingstone’s opinion clearly indicates. The senior lecturer in Monash University’s Health and Social Sciences Department said that the telephone surveys are biased and not good indicators of the rates of problem gambling in New South Wales. His own numbers seemed to indicate rates closer to 2.5 percent of the adult population in the region, saying, “Gambling continues to be very much out of control in NSW.”