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Dr Maria Bellringer 8 th European Conference on Gambling Studies and Policy Issues Vienna, Austria: 15 – 17 September 2010

Where complex creatures naturally evolve from simpler ancestors over time

 Over 20 F2F services  Two partially national ◦ 2 national F2F problem gambling ◦ Maori, Pacific and Asian treatment services specific  National Helpline  National hotline 24 hours established, limited ◦ Specialised Maori, Pacific, hours youth and debt lines  $2.028 billion gambling  $1.045 billion gambling expenditure (€1.123 expenditure (€0.578 billion) billion) 1998 2009 Expenditure details from www.dia.govt.nz

From Department of Internal Affairs website www.dia.govt.nz

Th The e purpose rpose of the e Gamb mbli ling ng Ac Act is to: Preven event t and nd mini nimise mise Authori orise se some Contr trol ol growth of harm rm caus used ed by gambling g and gambling gambli mbling, ng, inclu cludin ing prohibi bit t the rest prob oblem lem gambl blin ing Limit it opport ortunities unities for Facilita tate te Ensure e integr grity ty and crime/ ime/dis isho honest esty y respon onsibl sible e fairness ess of games asso sociated ciated with th gambling ng gambli mbling ng Facil cilita tate e commu muni nity ty Ensure e money from involv lvem emen ent t in gambling g benef efits ts decis cision ons abou out t the e the community ty prov ovis isio ion n of gambli mbling From Department of Internal Affairs website www.dia.govt.nz

Harm/distress of any kind arising from, caused or exacerbated by, a person’s gambling Includes personal, social or economic harm By person, spouse, family or wider In the workplace By society at large community From Department of Internal Affairs website www.dia.govt.nz

 Mandatory (Casinos, NZ Racing Board, NZ Lotteries, non- casino EGMs)  Formula based on presentations to treatment and expenditure per mode (90%:10%)  2010 – 2013 = NZ$55 million (€30M) From Ministry of Health website www.moh.govt.nz

Public health services 5% 11% Intervention 38% services Research 46% Operating costs From Ministry of Health website www.moh.govt.nz

Complex Simple vertebrate single celled organism Simple hotline Complex helpline

Maori Gambling Helpline Youth Pasifika Main Gambling Gambling Helpline Helpline (24 hours) Helpline Gambling Debt Helpline

Counselling – Full interventions Telephone Support Crisis intervention Text Referral Email Main in Servic vice e Information (Gambler mbler, , Website Forum Signifi nifican cant t Database Statistics Other, her, Interest terested ed Government departments Other her) Advice Social marketing Research Clinical Trial

25000 20000 15000 New clients Repeat clients 10000 Total contacts 5000 0 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 500 0 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Sig Other Gambler

Internet Cards Sports Lotteries Bingo Track Casino tables Casino GM NC GM

% 100 20 40 60 80 0 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Male Female

% 100 20 40 60 80 0 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Male Female

70 60 50 European 40 Maori % 30 Pacific Islands 20 Asian 10 Other 0 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

60 50 40 < 25 Yrs % 30 25-39 Yrs 20 40-54 Yrs 55+ Yrs 10 0

Internal External • Technology • Addiction competencies • Cultural • Co-existing issues

“...natural selection acts solely by accumulating slight, successive, favourable variations...”

maria ia.be .bellr llringe inger@g @gam ambl blingh inghelpl elplin ine.c e.co.nz o.nz www.gamblinghelpline.co.nz www.inyaface.co.nz