Problem Gambling Website

Problem Gambling Website

Resources, Referrals and Information on Problem Gambling for the Central Coast of New South Wales.

GAMBLING FACTS

Try answering the following questions to see your knowledge about what problem gambling is....

1.	Approximately how much is spent on gambling each year in NSW? 5.7 billion 94 million 2.4 billion 3.7 billion
2.	Approximately how many gaming machines are there in NSW? 6 Thousand 104 Thousand 68 Thousand 95 Thousand 145 Thousand
3.	Which form of gambling is the most addictive? Lotto Races Pokies Roulette bingo
4.	For every person who has a gambling problem, how many others are affected? None Two Five Ten Fifteen
5.	Approximately how many people in Australia does problem gambling affect? None 1 Thousand 100 Thousand 200 Thousand 300 Thousand
6.	Do Australians spend more or less money than Americans on gambling? More Less
7.	Which Australian state spent more per person than any other in 1998-99? NSW VIC TAS WA QLD
8.	How much was spent on gambling per person in NSW in 1988-99? $1,700 $570 $380 $854 $1068
9.	What is the main factor that determines the extent of problem gambling in Australia? Gender Ethnicity Demographics Education Accessibility
10.	In 1999 gambling was the second highest house hold expenditure in Australia. True False
11.	There are as many women who have a problem with gambling as there are men. True False
12.	The average amount a problem gambler loses each year is approximately; 2 Thousand 5 Thousand 8 Thousand 12 Thousand 15 Thousand

ANSWERS

New South Wales has over 95,000 poker machines, that's half of the machines in Australia and one tenth of the machines in the world. New South Wales clubs and hotels make around 3.5 billion each year on gaming machines while the Australian casinos have an income of around 2.2 million dollars.

Stress, anxiety, boredom, depression and loneliness are just some of the things that motivate people to gamble to excess

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