RGC BACKGROUNDER
Building Knowledge - Creating Solutions
"The Responsible Gambling Council (RGC) is an independent, non-profit organization exclusively focused on problem gambling prevention. Through research, the Council seeks to better understand problem gambling and ways to reduce the risks. Through information, the Council shares this knowledge. Through its awareness programs, the Council provides people with the tools to make informed choices and offers resources for those affected by problem gambling."
RESEARCH
Through research, the Council seeks to better understand problem gambling and ways to reduce the risks.
Most Recent
- Gambling And Problem Gambling Among Older Adults In Ontario
- Understanding the Audience: The Key to Preventing Youth Gambling Problems
- Psychological and Social Factors Associated with Problem Gambling in Ontario: A One Year Follow-Up Study
- Measuring Gambling and Problem Gambling in Ontario (prevalence study)
INFORMATION
Through information, the Council shares this knowledge.
Publications and information
- Newscan (weekly) and Newslink (quarterly) recap the latest industry developments
- InfoSource interactive Web site and eLibrary
- Resource Kits
- Betting on Older Adults - A Problem Gambling Awareness Kit
Designed for professionals working with older adults, this kit contains a video, facilitator's guide and games.
- Betting on Older Adults - A Problem Gambling Awareness Kit
- New Beginnings: Problem Gambling Awareness for Newcomers in Ethno-cultural Communities
This kit, which includes a video, facilitator's guide and quiz, provides practical advice and information for newcomers and professionals who work with people settling in Ontario.
- Brochures
- The RGC has developed brochures about low-risk gambling, addressing issues particular to specific age groups or communities.
AWARENESS
Through its awareness programs, the Council provides people with the tools to make informed choices and offers resources for those affected by problem gambling.
- Know the Score
- An interactive problem gambling awareness program that tours colleges and universities - now in its fifth year of operation
- Caught in the Game
- The third in a series of stage performances produced and developed by the RGC, this prevention-focused program alerts high school students to the risks associated with gambling.
- Discovery 2006
- Annual conference with speakers and attendees from 5 countries
- April 9-12, 2006, at the Toronto Marriott Eaton Centre
- Awareness Campaigns
- friends4friends - targeting young adults 18 to 24
- Gambling & You - targeting the spouses of people with a gambling problem
FUNDING AND AFFILIATIONS:
The Ontario government commits two per cent of annual slot revenue from both charity casinos and racetracks to the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care and Ministry of Health Promotion for research, prevention and treatment of problem gambling.
RGC is funded through the Ministry of Health Promotion and Sport. We work closely with other research and prevention organizations, as well as with agencies in Ontario that provide problem gambling treatment services.
For more information, please contact:
Susan Saundercook
Communications Specialist
(416)499-9800 ext. 230
Information about treatment centres, help line numbers and Gamblers Anonymous.
