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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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