FACTS VS MYTHS
Knowledge about teams and players will make you more likely to win when you place a bet on a sporting game.
MYTH
Name the two types of gambling.
SOCIAL gambling and PROBLEM gambling
BIG BIRD
to stake or risk money or anything of value on the outcome of something involving chance.
IKRS
RISK
About 4% of teenagers have a gambling problem. That means that in a typical high school class of 25, one student likely has a serious gambling problem.
FACT
Carrying a rabbit's foot; knocking on wood; not walking under ladders; not stepping on cracks; throwing salt over the shoulder; etc.
Who painted the Mona Lisa?
LEONARDO DA VINCI
Name 4 types of gambling.
HEANCC
CHANCE
If you keep track of previous results, you can figure out what the next results will be.
MYTH
Name 3 impacts of problem gambling on a person.
Suicide; substance abuse; loss of home; loss of savings; anxiety, depression, isolation; missing work; strained relationships; fraud; theft; arguments about money.
What is Thomas Edison's most famous invention?
LIGHTBULB
True or False: The reason people gamble is to win money.
OSCINA
CASINO
Gambling problems are considerably more prevalent than alcohol abuse problems.
FACT
Describe biologically based gamblers.
What was the first film to release a soundtrack?
SNOW WHITE
Approximately how many adults meet the criteria for gambling addiction?
3 MILLION
DSOD
ODDS
"I must be close to winning; my last several hands were duds."
MYTH
A win is never due. Every outcome of gambling is random.
Name the 5 levels of gambling.
NO GAMBLING
CASUAL/SOCIAL
SERIOUS SOCIAL
HARMFUL INVOLVEMENT
PROBLEM GAMBLING
It's the only continent with no active volcanoes.
AUSTRALIA
True or False: One sign of a problem gambler is their tendency to play everyday.
FALSE - the frequency of a persons gambling does not determine if they are addicted or not. What determines an addiction is the emotional and financial consequences that will still be evident even if they gamble periodically.
TREEUTOL
ROULETTE