Gambling

Parent Coaching: Helping parents with parenting challenges by offering alternative perspectives about family situations, creating strategies to prevent youth high-risk behavior, and developing family dynamics that achieve balanced parenting goals.

Prevention Planning: Use this section to plan your prevention activities and prevention discussions regarding this topic

• Youth Gambling Knowledge Quiz

  Test your knowledge about youth gambling with a quiz from Change the Game.

ACTIVITIES

• Have the Gambling Talk

  Use this handout to discuss gambling with your kids and create a fun way to teach youth how to accurately predict the odds of winning

• Use the Gambling Disorder Screening Tool

  Use the gambling disorders screening tool to understand and assess the symptoms of problem gambling.

• Don't Bet Yet

  Keep your kids gambling-free with our educational resources from Don’t Bet Yet. Teach your kids about problem gambling, the risks of gambling at a young age, the consequences of addiction, and how they can prevent themselves from facing their own problems.

• You(th) Decide: Take the Pledge

  Take the pledge with your child to prevent underage gambling and problem gambling.

LINKS

• Watch for Gambling in ESRB Video Game Ratings

  Use the Entertainment Software Ratings Board content descriptors to find games that contain 'real' or 'simulated' gambling components.

• Gamblers Anonymous

  Find information or support meetings at Gamblers Anonymous.

• Gam-Anon

  Gam-Anon provides information  about problem (compulsive) gambling and its financial and emotional effects on the gamblers' families and loved ones.

• International Center for Responsible Gaming

  International Center for Responsible Gaming website includes research, resources, videos, and a help center.

• Materials for Gambling Prevention

  Find printed materials and videos from You(th) Decide, a resource for youth, parents and communities, interested in giving YOU(th) the power to DECIDE from the New York Council on Problem Gambling, Inc.

ORGANIZATIONS

• Change the Game

  Change the Game was developed to raise awareness of the realities of youth gambling amongst parents and educators to help prevent behaviors that can form into greater issues later in life.

• Don't Bet Yet

  Keep your kids gambling-free with our educational resources. With your help, we can make sure they Don’t Bet Yet.

• National Council on Problem Gambling

  NCPG's mission is to broaden public awareness of problem gambling and promote treatment & recovery services.

READING & RESEARCH

• Gambling Facts & Warning Signs

  The shift from gaming habit to gambling problem is subtle. But the risks aren’t.
  Learn how to lower the risks for youth with this fact sheet from ChangeTheGameOhio.org

• National Council on Problem Gambling

  NCPG's mission is to broaden public awareness of problem gambling and promote treatment & recovery services. 

• Know the Odds Educational Resources

  Ebooks, infographics and videos from Know the Odds.

• Youth Gambling

  What is it and what can we do about it? 

• Gaming and gambling 

  How to help quit gaming.

• Hobby ideas

  Ways to help move away from constant gaming.

Student Engagement: Engaging students in the learning process to increase understanding and motivattion to practice higher-level critical thinking skills about high-risk behavior.

Prevention Planning: Use this section to find information, activities, discussion and fact handouts, as well as access to research about this topic.

• Youth Gambling Knowledge Quiz

  Test your knowledge about youth gambling with a quiz from Change the Game.

ACTIVITIES

• Play the Odds

  Use this handout to learn about gambling and learn how to accurately perceive the risks and calculate the odds of winning.

• Watch ICRG Videos

  Watch the International Center for Responsible Gaming videos to learn about problem and responsible gaming.

• Know the Odds

  Watch videos to learn more about problem gambling, educate family, friends and your community members about the risks associated with being addicted to gambling.

• You(th) Decide: Take the Pledge

  Take the pledge with your parent to learn more about preventing underage gambling and problem gambling.

LINKS

• Gamblers Anonymous

  Find information and support groups at Gamblers Anonymous.

• MythBusters at CollegeGambling.org

  Learn the reality of some common gambling myths.

• Materials for Gambling Prevention

  Find printed materials and videos from You(th) Decide, a resource for youth, parents and communities, interested in giving YOU(th) the power to DECIDE from the New York Council on Problem Gambling, Inc.

ORGANIZATIONS

• Change the Game

  Change the Game was developed to raise awareness of the realities of youth gambling amongst parents and educators to help prevent behaviors that can form into greater issues later in life.

• National Council on Problem Gambling

  NCPG's mission is to broaden public awareness of problem gambling and promote treatment & recovery services. 

READING & RESEARCH

• You(th) Decide: Educational Session

  Media literacy regarding gambling advertising for youth.

• Know the Odds Educational Resources

  Ebooks, infographics and videos from Know the Odds.

• The facts

  Know the stats on youth gambling.

• Tools to lower risk

  How to help reduce risk of addiction.

• Time management 

  Help plan your time.

• Media literacy

  Learn more about mass media and gaming.

• Warning signs

  How to identify warnings that you may have a problem.