Finally, the women were asked to evaluate a number of prevention and problem gambling harm reduction strategies. The results are divided into the following categories:
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Community Education and Media
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Reminders While Gambling
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Venue Initiated Interventions
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Changes to Gambling Establishments
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Self-Exclusion Policies
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Provision and Promotion of Women’s Services
A. Community Education and Media
In regards to issues related to community education and media, more than half of the women identified the items in Table 10 as important.
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More public information on available supports |
85% |
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More advertising about risks and potential problems |
82% |
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Women-sensitive informational materials |
75% |
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Less advertising of gambling |
60% |
Table 10: Community education and media related items identified as valuable.
B. Reminders While Gambling
In terms of reminders while gambling, more than half of the women identified the items in Table 11 as valuable.
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Regular updates on play time/money spent displayed on slot screens |
74% |
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Information about risks and signs of problems distributed at gambling venues |
71% |
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More prominent help-line number in venues |
70% |
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Warnings on slot machines and tables |
60% |
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Small booklets to record spending |
55% |
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Printed messages on ATM receipts |
51% |
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Information posted in washroom cubicles |
51% |
Table 11: Reminders while gambling related items identified as valuable.
C. Venue Initiated Interventions
As far as venue-initiated interventions, more than half of the women identified the items in Table 12 as important.
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Accountability of gambling venue if person is harmed |
52% |
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Staff/counsellor to intervene if problems evident |
51% |
Table 12: Venue initiated interventions related items identified as valuable.
D. Changes to Gambling Establishments
The women identified a number of changes to gambling establishments that would be valuable. Specific items are detailed in Table 13.
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Remove ATM or cash machines |
74% |
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Option to deposit winnings at ATM |
73% |
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Eliminate casino credit |
70% |
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Set limit on number of withdrawals at ATM |
70% |
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Phone with access to hotline |
68% |
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Windows and natural light |
67% |
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Display dollar values rather than credits |
66% |
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Counselling services on site |
61% |
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Reduced hours of operation |
60% |
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Clocks on walls |
59% |
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Bulletin board with information |
60% |
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Lounge for time-out |
57% |
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Remove option of playing credits |
54% |
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Reduce kiosks, bingo halls, casinos and racetracks |
51% |
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Eliminate use of casino comps |
49% |
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Limit sale of Bingo cards per session |
49% |
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Discontinue use of photos of winners or signs on machines |
45% |
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Eliminate multi-coin slot/video poker machines |
44% |
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Limit sale of scratch ticket per session |
40% |
Table 13: Changes to gambling establishments related items identified as valuable.
E. Self-Exclusion Policies
The women identified a number of recommendations in regards to self-exclusion policies as being valuable. Specific items are detailed in Table 14.
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Discontinue mailing promotion materials to those who are self-excluded |
67% |
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Modified exclusion options: credit or spending limit |
60% |
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Legal accountability of gambling establishment for breach of exclusions |
53% |
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Option of self-exclusion from bingo halls |
47% |
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Option for arranging self-exclusion from off-site |
44% |
Table 14: Self-exclusion policies related items identified as valuable.
F. Provision and Promotion of Women’s Services
Finally, more than two thirds of the women identified that the provision and promotion of women’s services was important. Specific items are detailed in Table 15.
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Provision and promotion of Women’s Health Centres |
71% |
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Provision and promotion of alternative leisure activities |
71% |
Table 15: Provision and promotion of women’s services related items identified as valuable.