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| An overview of past happenings relating to the National Responsible Gambling Programme and its service providers.
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GENERAL NEWS |
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| There is a perception that many beneficiaries of social grants and old age pensions are gambling away what little they have in the hopes of doubling their money – or getting rich quickly. |
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| There is a perception that many beneficiaries of social grants and old age pensions are gambling away what little they have in the hopes of doubling their money – or getting rich quickly. |
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| The rapid development of technology has brought a further twist to the complex and muddied world of gambling regulation. |
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| The National Responsible Gambling Programme attributes the small increase (under 2%) in Gross Gambling Revenues mainly to inflation as well as to a small increase in the availability of gambling. An increase of 2%, given inflation, means a decrease in real terms. |
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| Comprehensive study into problem gambling shows prevalence of problem gambling steady at less than 1% of adults addicted to gambling. Sharp decrease in Lottery play and some increase in illegal gambling. People gambling less, not more, in recession. |
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| There is a perception that many beneficiaries of social grants and old age pensions are gambling away what little they have in the hopes of doubling their money – or getting rich quickly. |
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INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE |
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| African countries contemplating the introduction of gambling, or permitting new forms of gambling, need to be certain what they intend to accomplish in policy terms before embarking on a process to liberalise gambling laws. |
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| By any international yardstick, Malawi’s policy framework and the regulation of its gambling industry is comprehensive and successful. |
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| Gambling has grown globally into a $250-billion industry, raising such issues as problem gambling and economic displacement. How does the balance sheet look? |
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PUBLICATIONS |
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| The executive director of the National Responsible Gambling Programme in South Africa, Professor Peter D Collins has published a book "Gambling and the Public Interest" which provides a fascinating look at a growing and controversial industry. |
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INDUSTRY NEWS |
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| The SA Gaming Manufacturers Association has thrown its weight behind the National Responsible Gambling Programme (NRGP) by becoming one of the first associations of its kind in the world to contribute financially to the promotion of responsible gambling. |
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PROBLEM GAMBLING COUNSELLING LINE |
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| How exactly does the Integrated Care Programme – the heart of the NRGP’s process – function? Everyone is familiar with the general referral-and-treatment process, but the devil lies in the details, because the ICP deals with the most difficult and unpredictable piece of “software” in the world – the human being. |
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NRGP NEWSLETTERS |
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