Sentences with phrase «of problem gamblers»

The current study screened 120 help - seeking family members of problem gamblers in a range of clinical services for both family violence and problem gambling.

It is evident that screening and treatment of problem gamblers for co-morbid mental health disorders is necessary.

Maney, who's organization is neither for or against gambling, says there's no doubt the new casinos will increase the number of problem gamblers in New York.

The study also found that pathological and problem gamblers are more likely to have hit a child, with almost 10 per cent of pathological gamblers and just over 6 per cent of problem gamblers admitting to such behaviour.

Members of the state Gaming Commission approved the creation of a statewide «self - exclusion» list of problem gamblers who elect to be banned from casinos and other betting venues.

Members of the state Gaming Commission on Monday approved the creation of a statewide «self - exclusion» list of problem gamblers who elect to be banned from casinos and other betting venues.

Around 25,000 children aged between 11 and 16 meet the definition of a problem gambler, according to a psychological questionnaire.

«About half the revenue from the average casino comes from the net losses of problem gamblers, so the better job the state or the casinos do at deterring and curing problem gamblers and treating and helping problem gamblers recover, the lower their revenues are going to be,» Shafer said.

We are also starting to recruit the siblings of problem gamblers (those who do not have a gambling problem themselves) in order to look at underlying vulnerability factors,» concluded Dr Clark.

For example, 40 % of the problem gamblers at the National Problem Gambling Clinic report that the game they have a problem with is roulette on Fixed Odds Betting Terminals; this kind of gambling machine is peculiar to the British gambling landscape.»

He is currently exploring the long - term health of problem gamblers Nevada's regulated sports betting industry within the context of professional sports in Las Vegas.

Take our quiz to find out if you have some of these key personality traits that are typical of problem gamblers.

Every day thousands of problem gamblers lose out to their addiction, spending millions of dollars that should have been used to feed children, pay rent or clothe someone.

There's a number of them on any normal high street, so much so that the government is considering reducing the stakes of them so that they can help to curb the rise of problem gamblers in the country.

Another study by The Problem Gambling Treatment and Research Centre found children of problem gamblers are 10 times more likely to follow in the footsteps of their parents once they become adults.

Tom Watson will outline plans to force bookmakers «driven by greed» to pay a new levy to help fund NHS treatment of problem gamblers.

He added: «Given that the government has been using two different and out of date figures for the number of problem gamblers, we urgently need to know the true picture of gambling addiction in this country.»

Additionally, gambling was associated with an increased likelihood of weapons being used in acts of violence, with more than a quarter in the pathological category, 18 per cent of problem gamblers, and seven per cent of non-problem gamblers reporting weapon usage.

About 25,000 children aged between 11 and 16 meet the definition of a problem gambler, according to the commission's latest annual survey.

The current study, however, provides evidence about the experiences of affected family members of problem gamblers.

That expansion has led to an increase in the number of problem gamblers.

Just over half of pathological gamblers, 45 per cent of problem gamblers, and 28 per cent of «casual gamblers» reported some form of physical fight in the past five years.

I am a CalGETS outpatient provider with specialized training in the treatment of problem gamblers and their families use specific diagnostic tools to determine the extent and severity of the problem.

It can be very difficult to be the partner of a problem gambler.

Friends and family of problem gamblers may also benefit from regular visits with a counselor To learn more about how counseling can help or to make an appointment, please call my office.

The prevalence of major depression among the sample of problem gamblers was 32.4 %.

Consistent with the findings of previous research (e.g., Afifi et al., 2010; Bland et al., 1993; Echeburua et al., 2011; Korman et al., 2008; Liao, 2008; Lorenz & Shuttleworth, 1983; Raylu & Oei, 2007), the main results show a high occurrence of family violence in help - seeking family members of problem gamblers.

This includes the family violence prevalence data for the family members of problem gamblers from Phase 1 (n = 120) and the qualitative responses relating to family impacts and coping for the family members of problem gamblers recruited into the Phase 2 interviews (n = 32).

An enhanced understanding about the impacts of problem gambling and the coping of family members of problem gamblers, especially in the presence of family violence, is a necessary prelude to more holistic treatment approaches.

During Phase 2, 13 interviews with family members of problem gamblers recruited from specialist problem gambling treatment agencies and 19 interviews with family members of problem gamblers recruited from other services such as drug and alcohol and family service agencies in Australia were conducted.