Announcement From The Council on Compulsive Gambling of New Jersey, Inc.; Casino Gambling Continues to Dominate As Top Choice Of New Jersey HelpLine Callers.Business Editors HAMILTON Hamilton, city, Bermuda Hamilton, city (1990 est. pop. 3,100), capital of Bermuda, on Bermuda Island. It is a port at the head of Great Sound, a huge lagoon and deepwater harbor protected by coral reefs. , N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 22, 2002 In 2001, the Council on Compulsive Gambling compulsive gambling or pathological gambling, a psychological disorder characterized by a persistent inability to resist the impulse to gamble. of New Jersey received nearly 20,000 calls to its 1-800-GAMBLER(c) HelpLine helpline Noun a telephone line set aside for callers to contact an organization for help with a problem helpline n → teléfono de asistencia al público . Of those calls, 2,172 were used in our statistical configuration. Casinos A list of casinos. Antigua and Barbuda
1 Card game played with a full deck by two to four players. Its origins are obscure though it probably traces back to the Italian game of Scopa. gambling. While only 9% of people claimed the lottery lottery, scheme for distributing prizes by lot or other method of chance selection to persons who have paid for the opportunity to win. The term is not applicable when lots are drawn without payment by the interested parties to determine some matter, e.g. as their primary gambling type, 20% of total callers stated they participated in lottery gambling. Sports betting Sports betting is the general activity of predicting sports results by making a wager on the outcome of a sporting event. Perhaps more so than other forms of gambling, the legality and general acceptance of sports betting varies from nation to nation. ranked third with 16% of callers claiming it was their primary gambling type. The most startling star·tle v. star·tled, star·tling, star·tles v.tr. 1. To cause to make a quick involuntary movement or start. 2. To alarm, frighten, or surprise suddenly. See Synonyms at frighten. figure that arose from the 2001 HelpLine statistics is the amount of people over the age of 55 reaching out for help with a gambling problem. Up 6% from 2000, 15% of 1-800-GAMBLER(c) calls came from people over 55. Up 6% from 2000, females totaled 24% of HelpLine calls in 2001. More diversity is being found among callers to the 1-800-GAMBLER(c) HelpLine. The number of Caucasian Caucasian or Caucasoid: see race. callers dropped 9% from last year to 76%. More single people are addressing their need for help, with a 19% increase in the amount of single callers, totaling 37%. In a 29% drop from 2000 statistics, 37% of HelpLine callers stated being married. The Council's website www.800gambler.org See .org. (networking) org - The top-level domain for organisations or individuals that don't fit any other top-level domain (national, com, edu, or gov). Though many have .org domains, it was never intended to be limited to non-profit organisations. RFC 1591. is continuing to see a rise in the amount of hits it receives each year. In 2001, the website received over 440,000 hits. Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the gambling, which is illegal, continues to rise. In 2001, 3% of HelpLine callers bet online. Casino gamblers averaged 8.2 hours per visit to the casino with the average duration of gambling problems rising from 15 years in 2000 to 31 years in 2001. 6% of callers had a history of alcohol or drug abuse.
Of the 2001 1-800-GAMBLER(c) HelpLine callers:
69% gambled in casinos
20% gambled on lotteries
16% bet on sports (illegally)
14% bet on horse races
3% were Internet gamblers
4% were employed in the gambling industry
1% gambled on the Stock Market
- The Council's outreach efforts continued to flourish in 2001.
- The Council presented 161 professional trainings to 1,587
people.
- The Council distributed 16,500 promotional pieces of
literature about problem gambling.
- The Council participated in 181 radio/TV interviews and 1,965
newspaper/magazine articles.
The Council on Compulsive Gambling of New Jersey, Inc. is a
private non-profit organization that provides information, education
and referral services for people affected by compulsive gambling. The
Council's mission is to educate the public to the fact that compulsive
gambling is a treatable illness. The Council's 1-800-GAMBLER(c)
Helpline and website, www.800gambler.org, have been resources for
thousands of people who are compulsive gamblers and recovering from
compulsive gambling.
SUMMARY OF 2001 STATISTICS FOR 1-800-GAMBLER(TM) HELPLINE
RELEASED BY COUNCIL ON COMPULSIVE GAMBLING
The Council on Compulsive Gambling of New Jersey, Inc. maintains a
toll-free, 24-hour helpline 1-800-GAMBLER(TM) to assist compulsive
gamblers and other callers by providing information, education and
referral services.
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
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Volume of calls: 26,080 23,606 25,038 26,080 20,110 18,826
All types of gambling:
Casino 69% 63% 74% 69% 52% 69%
Lotteries 47% 38% 54% 31% 23% 20%
Horse Racing 42% 26% 38% 19% 16% 14%
Sports Betting 28% 31% 34% 21% 18% 20%
Cards/Dice 8% 5%
Bingo 9% 9% 12% 7% 3% 1%
Stockmarket 1% 1.5% 2.9% 1.4% 1% 1%
Video Machines 1% 2% .3% .3% 3% 2%
Internet .7% .7% 1% 3%
Riverboats .5% .1%
Games of Chance .4% .1%
Day Trading .4% .1%
Other 1%
Unknown 2%
Primary type of gambling:
Casino 61%
Lotteries 9%
Horse Racing 7%
Sports Betting 16%
Cards/Dice 2%
Bingo .1%
Stockmarket 1%
Video Machines ----
Internet 2%
Riverboats .1%
Games of Chance .1%
Day Trading .1%
Other 1%
Unknown 2%
(2001 is the first year that information regarding primary gambling
was collected)
Average Gambling Debt: $31,012 $35,185 $38,030 $34,973 $36,950 $25,220
Average Income: $42,474 $41,352 $36,134 $44.144 $47,896 $47,815
Highest Occupational
Categories:
Sales 25% 24% 19% 12% 13% 13%
Service Workers 13% 15% 9% 3% 5% 6%
Professional Technical 8% 7% 10% 9% 20% 23%
Gambling Industry 2% 3.4% 5.8% 2% 4% 4%
Retired 6% 6% 7.5% 3% 6% 7%
Unemployed 9% 9% 6% 5% 5% 6%
Transport 4% 3%
Disabled 4% 2%
Managerial Administrative 6%
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
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Age:
Under 21 9% 9% 5% 3% 2% 2%
Over 55 13% 13% 16% 8% 9% 15%
Gender:
Male 76% 76% 72% 81% 82% 76%
Female 24% 24% 28% 19% 18% 24%
In 1992, 80% were male - 20% were female
In 1990, 87% were male - 13% were female
Marital Status:
Married 48% 46% 39% 25% 66% 37%
Single 38% 37% 38% 22% 18% 37%
Divorced 7% 10% 15% 9% 10% 12%
Separated 3% 2.5% 2% 2% 2% 4%
Widowed 2% 2.8% 5% 2% 1% 3%
Living Together 2% 1.4% 1% 2% 1% 2%
Not Specified 38% 2% 5%
Family Size:
Children under 10 27% 30% N/A 19% N/A 26%
Children over 20 43% 40% N/A 20% N/A 30%
Race/Ethnicity:
White 85% 86% 80% 86% 87% 76%
African American 11% 10% 10% 6% 6% 9%
Hispanic/Latino 3% 3% 2.5% 2% 2% 3%
Asian 2% 2% 3% 2% 2% 2%
Not Specified/Unknown - - 4.5% 4% 2% 9%
Others 1%
Who Called:
Gambler 72% 80% 65% 45% 49% 71%
Other Than 28% 20% 35% 55% 51% 29%
Other 2001 Statistics:
- Number of hits to our website www.800gambler.org
- Average time spent gambling in the casinos - 8.2 hours per
visit
- Average number (per day) of drinks at the casinos - 1
- Average duration of gambling problem is 31 years
- Number of persons with history of alcohol abuse - 6%
- Number of persons with history of drug abuse - 3%
- Number of callers that ever received treatment - 3%
Outreach/Training:
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
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Professional training sessions 92 128 140 153 161
Number of people in attendance 1,361 1,412 1,480 1,550 1,587
Other educational presentations 114 112 120 134 140
Number of people in attendance 10,200 11,120 11,550 13,010 13,700
Number of exhibits 11 15 19 24 15
Other meetings attended 114 54 58 68 72
Legislative contacts 39 84 118 246 312
Promotional
literature/items distributed 11,600 12,000 15,400 17,000 16,500
Radio/TV interviews 150 165 117 194 181
Other media e.g.
newspaper/magazine articles 1,891 1,926 1,920 2,210 1,965
Press conferences/releases 39 14 12 18 16
Corrections/prison contacts 72 251 280 370 340
Court appearances/contacts 17 26 37 29 42
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