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Online Casino Gambling News - by Gamblers Lodge
Canada
Promotes New Problem Gambling Campaign
Ontario, Canada is home to a newly developed and highly
successful gambling program that caters to problem gambling in
general, rather than the online casino gambling industry,
which seems to be the norm for Ontario based betting activity
these days.
The name of the program is called, "Within Limits", and
proved to be quite successful last year during their pilot
program. Already, the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation
has agreed to make the program available to casinos, lottery
houses, and bingo parlors in Canada, which ultimately aims to
curb the number of problem gamblers in Canada by focusing on
prevention measures rather than cures and alleviation. The
program hopes to extend its reach to Canada-based online
casinos as well, in the same manner that Gamblers Anonymous
has achieved a strong presence on online casino gambling
websites.
Since the pilot, there have been many additions to the
program, including language conversions into both English and
French, as well as program materials and information in
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese. The current strategy of the
program is to make itself known by disbursing brochures,
posters and even interactive displays throughout the many
communities of the Ontario Province. The program has already
received a $1.5 million grant and is already proving to be
managed and promoted. Only time will tell just how many
gamblers the program will be influencing to help prevent
long-term problem gambling.
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