(see also Research
and Links)
last updated April 2, 2008
Child Gambling Protection Project -a non-profit organization whose main goal is to develop, maintain and improve software to block gambling and prevent addictive online gaming.
www.stopchildgambling.org/
Commercial Gambling
Advertising: Possible Impact on Youth Knowledge,
Attitudes, Beliefs and Behavioural Intentions.
View the Research Summary and Final Report. more
Connecticut
Clearinghouse. Information on teenage gambling
and fact sheets. more
Gambling
attitudinal and behavioral patterns and criminality
in a sample of Las Vegas area detained youth. This
exploratory study seeks to better understand
gambling patterns in a sample of incarcerated youth
from the Las Vegas area. Results reveal a robust
relationship between reported property crimes and
the frequency of gambling behavior, as well as
between gambling and gang involvement. more
International
Center for Youth Gambling Problems and High-Risk
Behaviors. Program at McGill University in Quebec, Canada for youth gambling problems.
more
in ya face. Youth
gambling helpline in New Zealand. more
Know the Odds Inc.
Good resource site for schools. Information on youth
gambling. more
Know the Score Good
site for students
Luckyday.ca. The
Addictions Foundation of Manitoba (or AFM) offers
counselling to young people for alcohol, other
drugs, and gambling issues. more
National
Collegiate Athletic Association. The NCAA
opposes all forms of legal and illegal sports
wagering. more The
findings of the Pacific Drugs Alcohol and
Gambling Survey 2003 in the form of the full
report, an executive summary and posters which
present the survey findings for Alcohol Drinking,
Marijuana and Other Drug Use, Tobacco Smoking and
Gambling.
more
The Second International Think Tank on Youth Gambling Issues. McGill University International Centre for Youth Gambling Problems and High-Risk Behaviors.
http://www.divisiononaddictions.org/html/publications/thinktank2001.pdf
The Responsible
Gambling Council has information on student
gambling, with links to resources. more
Supporting the wellbeing
of young people, in relation to gambling in New
Zealand. Report and recommendations. Produced by
the Problem Gambling Foundation of New Zealand and
the Centre for Gambling Studies. more
(pdf file)
Wannabet
is an online magazine for kids concerned about gambling published by the North American Training Institute.
more
Young People and Gambling in
Britain: A systematic and critical review of the research literature relating to gaming machine, lottery and pools coupons practice by children and young people under 18 Department for Culture, Media and Sport Technical Report Series.
more
(pdf file)
YouthBet.
Interactive website with good resources and
information on youth gambling. more
Youth
Education Project Report - 2004. Our young people are one of the greatest affected and at risk populations for gambling. Youth are now growing up in a generation where gambling is highly visible, accessible and normalised. Gambling is often overlooked as a major issue that can have tremendous impacts on the development and quality of life of our young people.
Click
here to download the report. (pdf
file)
Youth Gambling -
A
critical review. Centre for Gambling Studies, University of Auckland,
New Zealand. more
Youth
Gambling International. Informative
newsletter on youth gambling issues. more
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