Gift Responsibly Campaign a reminder to adults during the December holiday season According to research, early childhood gambling experiences, including those with lottery products, increase the risk for developing gambling problems later in life. In response, the National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG) and International Centre for Youth Gambling Problems and High-Risk Behaviors at McGill University in Canada joined forces to launch the Gift Responsibly Campaign, which was called the Responsible Gambling Holiday Lottery Campaign until this year. Since 2003, a growing number of lotteries and organizations concerned with problem gambling have joined the Campaign’s effort to raise awareness about the risk of underage lottery play during the December holiday season. Instead of giving lottery tickets as gifts to children, adults are encouraged to find other options. The Campaign’s rebranding makes it easier for participating lotteries and organizations from around the world to exten
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Updated 12/14/2020 11:32 AM
Nicasa Behavioral Health Services joins forces with the National Council on Problem Gambling and with lotteries across the nation to prevent youth problem gambling. The holidays are a time of gift-giving, but many adults are unaware of the risks of giving lottery tickets to minors. As a result, scratch lottery and instant tickets end up in the stockings, greeting cards, and gifts of adolescents and even children.
Who would think that this actually increases that youth s risk for problem gambling? Not unlike alcohol, early exposure to gambling is a risk factor for problems later on. As a matter of fact, adolescents and young adults have a rate of problem gambling 2-3 times that of adults. Problem gambling can have devastating consequences for individuals, families and com