Gambling is a problem that affects many International students. But did you know that it got worse last year? We explain the problem that many International students have.
Last month the Ethnic Communities Council of Victoria had released a paper about gambling in Melbourne and how the problem is getting worse, particularly some pubs and pokie places. Most of them are in the suburbs near the train line. Gamblers Help were thinking about putting ads up around the train station.
Gambling leads to a lot of problems such as financial hardships, homelessness etc. Many students gamble because they are lonely and homesick.
Things the team took out of that paper
* People (particularly International students) have more freedom when they come to Melbourne or Australia. When they see the casino, they think it is a safe haven to get away from stress
* Gambling problems remain a secret amongst university students. They are too scared to get help and they worry about losing face.
* The City of Moreland has developed a Smart phone app to help people control their behavior at the Casino.
* Online gambling is increasing and councils cannot stop this from happening
* The need for more alternative ways to gambling
* There is a need for more research on Cultural diversity to be done by the Uni's and the Federal Government. Monash has done a lot of research about this which is great
But what about the City of Melbourne? Funnily enough they weren't included in the report. But what the team did last month was to attend a forum about gambling where a Tamil lost a lot of money gambling and he didn't know where to get help
As for the team we don't usually visit places with pokie machines; we usually like to stay away. One solution is for the pubs to focus more on food and drinks and take away the pokie machines. You don't need that to have a good time at the pub. If they really want some games its better to have arcade games or pool just for fun.
We also feel that many students turn to gambling because they feel isolated in society. Actually not many of the City of Melbourne's initiatives are properly advertised to students. Only about 100 students turn up to the Couch's salsa classes at night. Most of them leave after dinner.
But the football on the 15th of June was great as there was a huge turnout. Everyone enjoyed the game.
If you have any problems with gambling do give Gamblers Help a call as they are a free and confidential service that will assist you.
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| Image courtesy of RMIT New International students blog. |
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| Image courtesy of RMIT Newintstudents blog |
Gambling leads to a lot of problems such as financial hardships, homelessness etc. Many students gamble because they are lonely and homesick.
Things the team took out of that paper
* People (particularly International students) have more freedom when they come to Melbourne or Australia. When they see the casino, they think it is a safe haven to get away from stress
* Gambling problems remain a secret amongst university students. They are too scared to get help and they worry about losing face.
* The City of Moreland has developed a Smart phone app to help people control their behavior at the Casino.
* Online gambling is increasing and councils cannot stop this from happening
* The need for more alternative ways to gambling
* There is a need for more research on Cultural diversity to be done by the Uni's and the Federal Government. Monash has done a lot of research about this which is great
But what about the City of Melbourne? Funnily enough they weren't included in the report. But what the team did last month was to attend a forum about gambling where a Tamil lost a lot of money gambling and he didn't know where to get help
As for the team we don't usually visit places with pokie machines; we usually like to stay away. One solution is for the pubs to focus more on food and drinks and take away the pokie machines. You don't need that to have a good time at the pub. If they really want some games its better to have arcade games or pool just for fun.
We also feel that many students turn to gambling because they feel isolated in society. Actually not many of the City of Melbourne's initiatives are properly advertised to students. Only about 100 students turn up to the Couch's salsa classes at night. Most of them leave after dinner.
But the football on the 15th of June was great as there was a huge turnout. Everyone enjoyed the game.
If you have any problems with gambling do give Gamblers Help a call as they are a free and confidential service that will assist you.
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