Getting the community engaged in responsible gambling

GETTING THE COMMUNITY ENGAGED IN RESPONSIBLE GAMBLING

2014 Problem Gambling Conference

Columbus, Ohio

March 5, 2014

GAMBLING PREVENTION

•Alternatives•Community Based Process•Education •Environmental• Information Dissemination•Problem Identification & Referral

Howard Moskowitz is an American market researcher and psychophysicist. He is best known for the detailed study he made of the types of spaghetti sauce and horizontal segmentation.

GAMBLING AWARENESS

•Who is your target audience?•Which method will you use to reach your target audience?•What will you say?•How will you measure your successes?

ASSESSMENT

• What does your data say?• According to the 2012 Ohio Gambling Survey, Lucas

County’s prevalence of problem gambling is 0.2% which equates to an estimated 847 individuals in the population of 423,316 (18 years and older) • Furthermore, in the Lucas County cluster the

following groups were identified to be significantly at-risk for problem gambling:

• 18-24 year olds• Males• African Americans

ASSESSMENT

• 2014 Lucas County Health Assessment• Youth• Adult

• Treatment Data• Number Of People Given The SOGS• Data (anecdotal) from AOD & Mental Health

Providers

ASSESSMENT - LANDSCAPE

GAMBLING PREVENTION

• Exposure to gambling may increase the risk of developing pathological gambling. Limiting exposure may be helpful for people who are at risk.

• Public exposure to gambling, however, continues to increase in the form of lotteries, electronic and Internet gambling, and casinos. Intervention at the earliest signs of pathological gambling may prevent the disorder from getting worse.

WHAT KIND OF PEOPLE BECOME PROBLEM GAMBLERS?

• Anyone who gambles can develop problems if they are not aware of the risks and do not gamble responsibly

• When gambling behavior interferes with finances, relationships and the workplace, a serious problem already exists

TOLEDO/LUCAS COUNTY GAMBLING PLAN - AWARENESS

•Kickoff•Pledge Cards - Businesses/Organizations•Pledge Cards – Individual•Task Force

TOLEDO/LUCAS COUNTY GAMBLING PLAN - AWARENESS

KICKOFF – August 13, 2012Community Stakeholders

• Businesses • Labor Unions• EAP’s• County Commissioners• Mayors• City Councilmen• Law Enforcement• Ohio Casino Commission

• Social Service Agencies• Area Office On Aging• Children Services• Faith Members• Judges• Hospitals• United Way

howdoyouplay.info

STATE OF MICHIGAN - DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH - OFFICE

OF RECOVERY ORIENTED SYSTEMS OF CARE – PROBLEM GAMBLING

www.michigan.gov/mdch

ASSESSMENT - LANDSCAPE

RESOURCES

•www.org.ohio.gov•www.ohiolottery.com•www.casinocontrol.ohio.gov•www.racing.ohio.gov•www.drugfreeactionalliance.org• howdoyouplay.info

•www.ccpg.org•www.healthychildren.org•www.ncpgambing.org•www.ncpgam.org•www.gamblersanonymous.org

RESOURCES - OHIOMHAS

• Stacey Frohnapfel-Hasson, MPAProblem Gambling Services Administratorstacey.frohnapfel@mha.ohio.gov or 614-644-8456• Scott Anderson, AS, LCDC IIProblem Gambling Treatment Coordinatorscott.anderson@mha.ohio.gov or 614-466-8562• Shemane Marsh, MAProblem Gambling Prevention Coordinatorshemane.marsh@mha.ohio.gov or 614-466-9021

ROBERT KASPRZAK

Mental Health & Recovery Services Board of Lucas County

419-213-4600rkasrpzak@lcmhrsb.oh.gov

DANA ZANVILLE

Corporatesplash419-265-2233

danaz@corporatesplash.com