Australia's Gambling Industries - Productivity Commission
Australia's Gambling Industries - Productivity Commission Australia's Gambling Industries - Productivity Commission
Table L.12 Source of gambling problem a per cent NSW Vic Qld WA SA Other b Average Electronic gaming machines 72 81 48 20 74 68 71 Racing 11 8 18 30 13 12 12 Casino table games 7 3 15 30 7 9 7 Lottery games 1 0 4 9 3 1 2 Other gambling 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 Mixture of gambling forms 9 7 13 10 2 9 7 Total 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 Totals may not add due to rounding. a Weighted by the number of clients counselled over the 12 months preceding the survey. b Tasmania, ACT and Northern Territory. Source: PC Survey of Counselling Services. Table L.13 Source of referral for gambling clients a per cent NSW Vic Qld WA SA Other b Average Self initiated 31 27 50 79 20 19 30 Family or friends 26 8 27 5 31 12 22 G-Line 15 54 3 5 7 14 21 Another agency or referral service 15 6 14 7 33 47 18 Other 14 5 6 5 9 7 9 Total 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 Totals may not add due to rounding. a Weighted by the number of clients counselled over the 12 months preceding the survey. b Tasmania, ACT and Northern Territory. Source: PC Survey of Counselling Services. Undisclosed problem gamblers Some problem gamblers seeking help from counselling services may not disclose gambling as the source of their problems. The survey therefore asked agencies whether they provided help for people with problems other than those associated with gambling, and if so, how many clients presented with problems they suspected to be due to gambling. Forty-five agencies, including some which specialise in helping gamblers, said they provide services for people with problems other than those related to gambling (table L.14). Thirty-five agencies said they didn’t know how many hidden problem gamblers they helped. The ten agencies which provided an estimate said they might have helped a total of 156 undisclosed gamblers. The total number of people suspected of seeking L.10 GAMBLING
counselling because of someone else’s gambling was 249. Asked what might lead them to believe a client’s problems were due to gambling, agencies said that it might be a client’s unwillingness to explain how financial difficulties had come about, or an apparent lack of honesty in explaining financial difficulties. Other indicators were hints, gossip, or choice of entertainment location. Table L.14 Agencies providing services for people with problems other than those associated with gambling NSW Vic Qld WA SA Other a Total Number of agencies metropolitan 5 6 1 2 6 5 25 non-metropolitan 8 5 0 4 2 1 20 Total 13 11 1 6 8 6 45 Proportion of agencies metropolitan 45 38 33 100 75 83 54 non-metropolitan 72 71 0 100 25 100 56 Total 59 48 13 100 50 86 55 a Tasmania, ACT and Northern Territory. Source: PC Survey of Counselling Services. Staff helping those affected by gambling The Commission was interested in gathering information on the number and characteristics of staff helping problem gamblers. The number of full time and part time paid staff available to counsel problem gamblers are shown in table L.15. As not all staff spend all their time counselling problem gamblers, the proportion of time staff spend with problem gamblers in shown in table L.16, while the full time equivalent of paid staff providing help to problem gamblers is shown in table L.17. SURVEY OF COUNSELLING SERVICES L.11
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counselling because of someone else’s gambling was 249. Asked what might lead<br />
them to believe a client’s problems were due to gambling, agencies said that it might<br />
be a client’s unwillingness to explain how financial difficulties had come about, or<br />
an apparent lack of honesty in explaining financial difficulties. Other indicators<br />
were hints, gossip, or choice of entertainment location.<br />
Table L.14<br />
Agencies providing services for people with problems other<br />
than those associated with gambling<br />
NSW Vic Qld WA SA Other a Total<br />
Number of agencies<br />
metropolitan 5 6 1 2 6 5 25<br />
non-metropolitan 8 5 0 4 2 1 20<br />
Total 13 11 1 6 8 6 45<br />
Proportion of agencies<br />
metropolitan 45 38 33 100 75 83 54<br />
non-metropolitan 72 71 0 100 25 100 56<br />
Total 59 48 13 100 50 86 55<br />
a Tasmania, ACT and Northern Territory.<br />
Source: PC Survey of Counselling Services.<br />
Staff helping those affected by gambling<br />
The <strong>Commission</strong> was interested in gathering information on the number and<br />
characteristics of staff helping problem gamblers. The number of full time and part<br />
time paid staff available to counsel problem gamblers are shown in table L.15. As<br />
not all staff spend all their time counselling problem gamblers, the proportion of<br />
time staff spend with problem gamblers in shown in table L.16, while the full time<br />
equivalent of paid staff providing help to problem gamblers is shown in table L.17.<br />
SURVEY OF<br />
COUNSELLING<br />
SERVICES<br />
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