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Canadian Gamingnews Canadian Gaming News. Issue 126 October 2005 Ontario Problem Gambling Report Released 1 In the winter of 2004 former Ontario (racinos). Lottery & Gaming Corporation The strategy has a three-pronged Board Chair, Stanley Sadinsky, was approach consisting of treatment, asked by the Government of Ontario preventiodawareness, and research. to undertake a review of Ontario's After eight years of operation, the problem gambling initiatives. More annual financial allocation for the specifically, Mr. Sadinsky's Terms of strategy has increased from $1 mil- Ivan Sack Reference were: lion to over $36 million, together I I 1) To identify and describe the current with a multi-faceted strategy that since, immediately after having said structure, role, funding arrangement involves many different service that there is no responsible gaming and programmes of the partners, providers and initiatives. This, Mr. strategy, he goes on to say that vari- stakeholders, operators, and adminis- Sadinsky says, is the largest single ous stakeholders are involved in edu- trative agencies in the area of problem commitment to addiction research/ cating the public on responsible gam- gambling and responsible gaming in treatment by a political jurisdiction ing practices. The point he intends to Ontario; in the world. make, perhaps, is that the later initia- 2) To conduct an inter-jurisdictional In 2002 the government agreed that tives have not been tied together in a review of what other selected jurisdic- up to $5 million of this money predetermined way. tions are doing, including the identifi- could be used for substance-abuse Last winter we heard rumours to the cation of evidence based practices, treatment, recognizing a fkquent effect that the government was not and the resources available to them, cross-addiction between gambling spending all of the $36 million set and the allocation of resources and substance addictions. aside for gaming addiction on gaming amongst the various components of According to Mr. Sadinsky, ap- addiction though we could not find the strategy; proximately 83% of Ontario adults anyone who would confirm this. In 3) To assess the existing problem- take part in some form of legalized his comments, Mr. Sadinsky says that, gambling strategy and responsible gambling. The highest participation in 2003-04 only $21.7 million of the gaming in Ontario and the funding rate is in the purchase of lottery $36.0 million was actually spent on levels from all sources available; products (64%). While prevalence the intended purpose. Surprizingly, he makes no mention of where the 4) To identify, where possible, the studies vary, they indicate that ap- results achievable through the compo- proximately 0.9% of the adult pub- missing $14.3 million went beyond nents of the current strategy in On- lic that gamble (64,500 people), saying that the government has com- tario including an assessment of value have serious gambling problems. mitted to spend all $36 million on for money; and An additional 3.9% (288,000 peo- addiction in 2004-05. $1 1 million of ple) are at moderate to high risk of this new money will go to treatment. 5) To recommend the future roles of becoming problem gamblers. Yet, the partners, stakeholders, operators, The $21.7 million suent in 2003-04 in fiscal 2003-04, only 3,800 people was allocated as fol Ilo transfer payment agencies, and minis- presented themselves for help or tries in the delivery of the problem- treatment for their gambling prob- gambling, and responsible-gaming Treatment, lem, or for the problem of a person including multiple T strategy and the programmes associ- close to the gambler. ated with it. addictions Mr. Sadinsky says that the govern- Ontario's problem gambling strategy Prevention1 ment has never articulated a respon- awareness has been in existence since 1996. sible gaming strategy though it does Since 1999 it has been funded by a have a problem gambling strategy. Research formula of 2% of gross slot machine From our perspective he does not revenue from charity casinos and slots flesh out the distinction which he Total at Ontario's horse racing tracks makes between the two sufficiently As for who does what, Mr. Sadinsky -Page 2 Canadian GAMING News - says that ongoing treatment services further $6.8 million on its own re- Long-Term Care is responsible for are provided by 47 community treat- sponsible gaming strategy. the funding of most of Ontario's ini- ment agencies. These agencies were In 2004-05, $9.2 million of the $36 tiatives. This, Mr. Sadinsky says, already involved in the treatment of million will be transferred to sub- should change. substance abuse problems with the stance-abuse agencies with $2 mil- He sees the ministry as having a con- new funding allowing each agency to lion of this going to 150 substance- flict given that it is responsible for add at least one full-time equivalent abuse centres - 103 of which do not funding gaming addiction while at the problem gambling counselor. Nine of treat problem gamblers. This will same time being responsible for the these agencies specialize in treatment increase Ontario's 2004-05 treat- delivery of treatment services in the for seniors, women, youth andor ment budget to approximately $24 substance-abuse sector. This he con- ethno-cultural communities. million which Mr. Sadinsky says is cludes has lead the ministry to use Briefly, the Centre for Addiction excessive considering the number funds earmarked for responsible gam- and Mental Health provides training of clients presenting themselves for bling for non-gaming related treat- and support materials for profession- treatment. ment. als and communities. The Ontario Consistent with this, and as men- He also highlights the fact that the Problem Gambling Helpline pro- tioned earlier, approximately 3,800 $36 million set aside for gaming treat- vides a 24-hour province-wide infor- people were treated for problem ment annually is only 0.12% of that mation and referral service; the Re- gambling in 2003-04. Mr., Sadin- ministry's total budget. This, he con- sponsible Gambling Council- sky says this is in fact down from cludes, means that gaming addiction Ontario develops and provides the previous year but does not pro- is very low on that's ministry's list of awareness, prevention and education priorities. programmes to the community at Treatment Prevention Research Total He says addic- large; the Department of Public Awareness Health Sciences at the University of tion initiatives Toronto provides an interactive web- Ontario $13.2 (60%) $4.7 (22%) $3.8 (18%) $21.7 need a 'strong advocate' and site focused on promoting responsible British $1.6 (40%) $1.O (26%) $0.3 (8%) $4.0 gaming practices by youth. The Columbia recommends YMCA of Ontario delivers preven- that bureau- tionlawareness workshops to youth Quebec $10.5 (62%) $5.0 (29%) $1.5 (9%) $17.0 cratic respon- between the ages of 8 and 24 years, Alberta $4.0 sibility for the funding of while eight Aboriginal organizations Manitoba $1.1 (39%) $1.5 (54%) $0.2 (7%) $2.8 deliver programmes on and off re- Ontario addic- serves. Nova Scotia $1.3 (73%) $0.2 (10%) $0.3 (17%) $ 1.8 tion initiatives be moved The Ontario Problem Gambling New South $6.0 (64%) $3.0 (31%) $0.5 (5%) $9.5 Wales from the min- Research Centre funds research pro- istry to the jects, builds research capacity, and Queensland $3.6 Alcohol & disseminates the results of research. New $7.9 (62%) $3.8 (3 1%) $0.9 (7%) $12.6 Gaming The centre itself does not conduct Zealand Commission research. of Ontario. How funding was allocated The commission, he says, is much 2003-04 vide the first figure. If we divide closer to the industry and is therefore the $2 1.7 million spent by the 3,800 better positioned to not only develop 47 treatment agencies $12,000,000 who received treatment, this works policy and allocate funding, but to Centre for Addiction $ 670,000 out to $5,710 per client. advocate within the broader bureauc- and Mental Health Mr. Sadinsky makes a total of 72 racy on behalf of addiction treatment. Responsible Gambling $ 1,900,000 recommendations the last one being One of the things we watched for as Council-Ontario that his report be released for public we read the report was Mr. Sadin- comment. Ontario Problem $ 500,000 sky's take on the cost-effectiveness of Gambling Helpline We wrote earlier of his having con- the treatment and services being pro- cluded that Ontario does not have a vided. This was point #4 in his man- University of Toronto $ 130,000 responsible gaming strategy. One date. Simply put, we hoped he would YMCA $ 1,520,000 of his most important recommenda- answer the big question of whether tions is therefore that a Problem we have fewer gaming addicts in On- Aboriginal Gambling $ 1,000,000 Gambling and Responsible Gaming tario today because of these expendi- Research $ 3,800,000 Strategy be created. This strategy, tures and programmes? While he Total $2 1,520,000 he says, should promote two main says there is a need to collect better objectives: harm minimalization data, and makes a brief reference to Mr. Sadinsky also points out that in and a culture of responsibility. too much being spent in one area, he 2003-04 the Ontario Lottery & Ontario's Ministry of Health and unfortunately says little more in re- Gaming Corporation also spent a sponse to this question. Canada's glass casino, Edgewater Edgewater offers 600 slots, and 48 A smaller indoor, 500-seat theatre fea- Casino, above, is jointly owned and gaming tables including four poker.
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