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Brian Mengel,
Civil Servant
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Lottery employees are required to attend a seminar sponsored by the Council on Problem gambling at which they are instructed about the availability of programs for gambling-related problems.
The Washington State Council on Problem Gambling is dedicated to increasing public awareness of the condition of problem gambling and increasing the availability of services for problem gamblers and their families.
The lottery is an active member of the state's Advisory Committee on Compulsive Gambling and is an institutional member of the National Council on Problem Gambling.
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John Fielding,
CEO
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The state treasurer and the lottery established a Gambling Advisory Council to discuss future policy relating to proposals for expanded gaming and its impact on problem gambling.
The NSW Government has developed a series of brochures to provide consumers with the opportunity to make informed choices about gambling and to reduce the risk of some people becoming problem gamblers.
Council to help raise awareness about problem gambling and to ensure that gambling treatment programs and services are readily available to problem gamblers as well as family members.
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Adam Findley,
Professional Motivator
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Problem Gambling Component This program offers assessment, education, counseling, and referral for chemically dependent clients with gambling-related problems such as compulsive or pathological gambling.
The brochures are designed to increase public awareness of problem gambling by explaining the nature and symptoms of the disorder, and to encourage individuals to seek help through the Problem Gamblers HelpLine.
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Mike Enlow,
Internet Marketer
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The Council on Problem Gambling will also begin training Rhode Island Lottery sales representatives, who in turn will bring the message to Rhode Island Lottery retailers, on how to recognize a problem gambler and what they can do to help.
The lottery places the number of the state's problem gambling hotline on brochures that advertise or describe lottery games.
Problem Gambling Helpline: 1-800-547-6133" message printed on instant tickets and playslips, and used in whole or in part in Lottery advertising, publications, and POS.
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Dan Toomey,
Computer Salesman
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The lottery publishes a specific problem gambling brochure available at all lottery retail outlets.
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