Youth gambling online: myths, realities and new understandings
Underage Gambling & Youth Court November 14, 2009
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Underage Gambling & Underage Gambling & Youth Court Youth Court November 14, 2009November 14, 2009
Rhonda StoneRhonda StoneCommunity Education CoordinatorCommunity Education Coordinator
MissionMission::The Evergreen Council on Problem
Gambling is dedicated to increasing public awareness of problem gambling, expanding the availability of services for problem gamblers and their families, and encouraging research and programs for
prevention and education.
Key Purposes: Key Purposes: Treatment Training Awareness/Prevention/
Education Research Advocacy
Teens & GamblingTeens & Gambling Individuals who start Individuals who start
gambling by age 12 are gambling by age 12 are four times more likely to four times more likely to develop a gambling develop a gambling problemproblem
On the 2008 Healthy Youth On the 2008 Healthy Youth Survey, 3% of High School Survey, 3% of High School Seniors acknowledged PG Seniors acknowledged PG symptomssymptoms
8.4% of Washington teens 8.4% of Washington teens gamble frequently enough gamble frequently enough to be at risk for developing to be at risk for developing a gambling problema gambling problem
What isWhat is TEEN GAMBLING?TEEN GAMBLING?
To teens, it is just a game To teens, it is just a game or a way to have fun— or a way to have fun—many don’t even realize they are many don’t even realize they are
gamblinggambling
What isWhat is TEEN GAMBLING?TEEN GAMBLING?
To parents, views vary To parents, views vary
Gambling is a personal Gambling is a personal choice.choice.
Legal for individuals age 18 or Legal for individuals age 18 or older (21 where alcohol is older (21 where alcohol is
served), research in Washington served), research in Washington State and the U.S. has shown State and the U.S. has shown that 96-98% of adults gamble that 96-98% of adults gamble
without developing a gambling without developing a gambling problemproblem
Unreliability and Unreliability and lyinglying
Debt Debt Money by any Money by any
means: means: borrowing, borrowing, stealing, fraudstealing, fraud
Loss of interest in Loss of interest in school and/or jobschool and/or job
Loss of jobLoss of job
Loss of Loss of relationshipsrelationships
Pursuit of Pursuit of gambling at any gambling at any cost cost (“chasing (“chasing losses”)losses”)
Stress and Stress and depressiondepression
Stress-related Stress-related death and suicidedeath and suicide
Life-altering Life-altering addictionaddiction
Consequences ofConsequences of Problem Gambling Problem Gambling::
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New Studies Show Brain New Studies Show Brain EffectsEffects Similar to Substance Similar to Substance
AbuseAbuse Similar to Meth Similar to Meth “Pathological Gamblers “Pathological Gamblers Demonstrate Frontal Lobe Demonstrate Frontal Lobe Impairment Consistent With That Impairment Consistent With That of Methamphetamine-Dependent of Methamphetamine-Dependent Individuals,” Kalechstein, Fong, Individuals,” Kalechstein, Fong, Rosenthal, Davis, Vanyo, Newton Rosenthal, Davis, Vanyo, Newton (2007): Journal of Neuropsychiatry (2007): Journal of Neuropsychiatry & Neurosciences& Neurosciences
Similar to Cocaine Similar to Cocaine “Functional imaging of neural “Functional imaging of neural responses to expectancy and responses to expectancy and experience of monetary gains and experience of monetary gains and losses,” losses,” Breiter, Aharon, Kahneman, Breiter, Aharon, Kahneman, Dale, Shizgal (2001):Dale, Shizgal (2001): NeuronNeuron, 30(2) , 30(2) 619-639619-639
What can we do?What can we do? Provide info for teens and their Provide info for teens and their
parents parents Help teens assess their own riskHelp teens assess their own risk Influence school and program Influence school and program
policypolicy Use the new state penalties for Use the new state penalties for
teens gambling in casinos and teens gambling in casinos and card roomscard rooms
$125 Fine$125 Fine Court costs Court costs potentially potentially doubling the finedoubling the fine Up to 4 hours of Up to 4 hours of community servicecommunity service
SourceSource:: Washington State Gambling Washington State Gambling Commission Commission
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New State PenaltiesNew State Penalties
Information Coming for:Information Coming for: Law EnforcementLaw Enforcement CourtsCourts TeensTeens ParentsParents SchoolsSchoolsJOINT EFFORTJOINT EFFORT:: WSGC & ECPG WSGC & ECPG
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Washington State’s Washington State’s Problem Gambling Problem Gambling
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[email protected]@evergreencpg.org
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