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Dispelling Client Myths About Gambling for Therapeutic Counsellors and Clients Dispelling Client Myths about Gambling for Therapeutic Counsellors and Clients A Clinical Development Project funded by the Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation Author: Rob Wootton, Venue Support Worker Gambler’s Help North-Western ISIS Primary Care Ltd 1 Table of Contents Introduction: ........................................................................................................................................... 4 How to use this manual .......................................................................................................................... 5 Chapter 1: - Electronic Gaming Machines (EGMs) or Pokies .................................................................. 7 Some questions to ask your clients to gauge their understanding of how Electronic Gaming Machines (EGMs) operate .................................................................................................................. 7 Materials and Resources to Support the EGM Facts (Basic) ............................................................... 9 What Is The Random Number Generator ......................................................................................... 11 Random Number Trials ................................................................................................................. 12 The House Edge – Puffing and Starving ........................................................................................ 13 Chapter 2: - Wagering ........................................................................................................................... 16 Some questions to ask your clients to gauge their understanding of how wagering works. ........... 16 Materials and Resources to Support the Wagering Facts (Basic) ..................................................... 18 TAB Wagering.................................................................................................................................... 18 How does the TAB make its money? ................................................................................................ 18 Victorian Totalisator maximum commission deductions and win rates........................................... 18 Let’s go through another example. ................................................................................................... 20 How does the TAB Commission deduction affect The Odds? .......................................................... 21 What’s a form guide and how to read it? ......................................................................................... 22 What does it all mean? ................................................................................................................. 22 Chapter 3: - Sports Betting .................................................................................................................... 26 Some questions to ask your clients to gauge their understanding of how Sports Betting operates 26 Materials and Resources to Support the Sports Betting Facts (Basic) .............................................. 28 What is Sports Betting?..................................................................................................................... 28 Freebet Example: .............................................................................................................................. 28 Sports Betting Strategy ..................................................................................................................... 29 Downfall of most Gamblers .......................................................................................................... 29 Sports Investment ......................................................................................................................... 29 Bankroll ......................................................................................................................................... 29 Winning Percentage of Bets/Units ................................................................................................ 30 Expert Tipsters at Sports Betting Sites .......................................................................................... 31 Chapter 4: - Casino Gambling ............................................................................................................... 33 Baccarat ............................................................................................................................................ 34 Some questions to ask your clients to gauge their understanding of how BACCARAT works. .... 34 2 Materials and Resources to Support the Baccarat Facts (Basic)....................................................... 36 Roulette............................................................................................................................................. 40 Some questions to ask your clients to gauge their understanding of how ROULETTE works. ..... 40 Materials and Resources to Support the Roulette Facts (Basic) ....................................................... 42 The Standard European Roulette Table ........................................................................................ 43 Blackjack ............................................................................................................................................ 45 Some questions to ask your clients to gauge their understanding of how BLACKJACK works. .... 45 Materials and Resources to Support the Blackjack Facts (Basic) ...................................................... 47 Blackjack Basic Strategy ................................................................................................................ 49 Appendices ............................................................................................................................................ 51 A. Materials and Resources to Support the EGM Facts (Advanced) ............................................. 52 B. Horse Racing Glossary ............................................................................................................... 54 C. Greyhound Racing Glossary ...................................................................................................... 58 D. Australian Harness Racing Glossary .......................................................................................... 62 E. Australian Horseracing Track Ratings ....................................................................................... 64 F. Martingale and Positive-Progression systems .......................................................................... 65 3 Introduction: A significant number of therapeutic counselling clients who attend Gambler’s Help services can present with numerous myths, misconceptions and sometimes an overall lack of knowledge about the gambling products they purchase. The most common myths occur with the use of Electronic Gaming Machines (EGMs or pokies) given that the only knowledge required to play the EGM is a) where to put the money in and b) which lit button to push. Although a large number of Gambler’s Help clients are primarily engaged in playing EGMs, there are also significant numbers gambling on horse/harness/greyhound racing (wagering), sports betting and casino games such as blackjack, baccarat and roulette. The objective of this manual is to provide therapeutic counsellors with factual information presented in a simple format so that they can identify and dispel many of the myths held by gambling clients in their counselling sessions. The dispelling of gambling myths and fallacies plays an important part in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. While some therapeutic counsellors will have a reasonable understanding of the betting types described, it is certainly worthwhile having a free practice on some of the websites listed in the guide just to familiarize yourself with the game. This manual is designed to be used in conjunction with the Dispelling Myths About Gambling client fact sheets or workbooks. The main driving force for this project has been therapeutic counsellors’ positive feedback following telephone and face-to-face sessions. I have sat in on some of these and attempted to explain the inner workings and odds involved in the above gambling products and answered questions from clients regarding their various gambling products of choice. I hope you find it of use to your clients, and to yourselves, in dealing with the many myths and misconceptions held by gambling clients. 4 How to use this manual The manual is divided into separate chapters for each gambling type. Each chapter has the following sections: a) Questions to ask your client to gauge what they know and don’t know about their main gambling form; b) Information to enable you to inform clients based on their responses to section a); c) Fact Sheets and/or worksheets to give to clients to read, and/or fill in, to increase their take-up of factual information to replace the myths; d) An advanced section as an Appendix for those clients/counsellors who need or want more detailed and technical data. It is suggested that you read through the questions and answers for each gambling form and familiarize yourself with the game, its rules and the odds and/or house edge. There are suggestions for each gambling type for you to get some practice at the game so you can apply what you’ve learned. DO NOT purchase any additional credits on any of the recommended websites or apps. You may have to wait for an hour or more
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