TY  - BOOK
AU  - Healey,Justin
TI  - Gambling in Australia
T2  - Issues in society
SN  - 1876811625
U1  - 306.4820994 
PY  - 2001///
CY  - Rozelle, N.S.W.
PB  - The Spinney Press
KW  - Gambling
KW  - Moral and ethnical aspects
KW  - Australia
N1  - Ch. 1. Gambling and regulation. Gambling expenditure in Australia. Gamblers rack up $13.3 billion in losses. Pokies raise the stake as a nation spends up. Casino industry profits up. Casino patrons desert card tables for pokies. Gambling: the $11 billion dollar disease. Nation hooked on gambling: report. Australia's national addiction. Long odds for little gain. Social costs the hidden price of gambling. Punters and collectors. Hooked online, the clincher. Howard's net gambling ban born to lose. Pea and thimble trick won't protect net punters. Bad net bet debts will not be paid. - Ch. 2.  Problem gambling. - What is compulsive gambling? Why do people gamble too much? The cycle of problem gambling. Addict gamblers lose 10 times more. Gambling hits and myths. Myths and facts about gambling. Twenty questions. Taking a punt worsens the woes. Problem gambling link to soaring homelessness. How bad can the problem become? Gamblers lose more than their wagers. Pubs face up to problem gamblers. Ruling against gambling provider. Problem gamblers to get help. Tackling the elements of problem gambling. Do's and dont's. To stop and stay stopped. Life's a lottery. You never count your money when you're sitting at a pokie. Ending the affair. Welfare family caught in vortex of pokie addiction. Alarm over gambling children. Students to learn a lesson on hazards of gambling. - Glossary. - Facts and figures. - Index. - Further resources
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