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. 1996 Jun;12(2):215-31.
doi: 10.1007/BF01539175.

Prevalence studies and the development of services for problem gamblers and their families

R A Volberg  1 , M G Dickerson, R Ladouceur, M W Abbott
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Prevalence studies and the development of services for problem gamblers and their families

R A Volberg et al. J Gambl Stud. 1996 Jun.

Abstract

Where funded by government, prevalence studies have typically led to the development of services for problem gamblers and their families. Such assessments of the need for services have been seen as the appropriate political response to growing expressions of concern about problem gambling that often follow moves to legislate for an increasing range of gambling products. This theme is apparent for Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States. In this paper, initiatives in these different jurisdictions are briefly summarized and tabulated.

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