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Hadday dadku ka tirsan yihiin beelo dhaqameedyo badan ama dhaqan wayn, asbaabaha khamaarista iyo dhibaatooyinka kasoo bixi karaa, waa isku mid.

Marka la eego Xarunta La-qabatinka iyo Caafimaadka Maskaxda (CAMH), dadka kasoo jeedo dhaqano kala duwan waxay u khamaaraan:

· Si ay dadka isku bartaan

· Si ay uga fakadaan dhibaato iyo go’doomin  

· Si ay isku bartaan xubnaha kooxo dhaqameed 

· Si dib ugu hantaan mansabka bulsheed

· Si ay ugu dabbaal dagaan ciidaha diimeed  

Koox dhaqameed badan khamaarku waa qaab bulshada loo dhexgalo. Hase yeeshee, beelo dhaqameed badan waxay leeyihiin hawlo bulsheed iyo madadaalo iyo sidoo kale doorbidyo ciyaaro. Bulshada Talyaaniga tusaale ahaan, ciyaarista kaadhku waa caadi, guriga ama kalaabka ha noqotee. Carruurta dhaqanka Eeshiyaanka leh waxa la baraa inay ciyaaraan ciyaarta Mahjong, ama Tan-Tan, taasi oo ah soo jireen ahna ciyaar yar oo dhagax tiring ah. “Fan” waxay ka dhigan tahay “in la rogo” walax, taasi oo noqon karta koob ama madiibad iyo “Tan” oo ka dhigan “Baahinta” dhagaxaanta.

Marka aynu ka hadlayno khamaarista iyo kooxo dhaqameedka waa inaynu magacawno arrinka haajiraadda – nolosha kala wareega kujirta – walaacan dheeraadka ah ee soogalootiga iyo qaxootigu waxay dhigi kartaa boos aad u nugul inay dhibaato kala kulmaan khamaarista. Waxay u isticmaali karaan khamaarista meel ay uga baxsadaan dareemista kaliyowga, waddan-hiloow, murugo iyo walaacid, iyo saamaynta ay arrimahani ku yeelan karaan xubin kasta oo kamid ah qoyska iyo sidoo kale qoyska oo dhan. Waxa sidoo kale muhiim ah inaynu xisaabta ku darsanno doorka qoyska iyo habdhaqanada dhaqanadooda iyo qoyskooda, iyo sidoo kale dabeecadahooga iyo waxyaabaha ay ka rumaysan yihiin khammaarista iyo nasiibka.

Waxa muhiim ah inaynu ogaano in beelo dhaqameed isku mid ahi, inay jiraan faraqyo badan oo u dhexeeya, inta badana ay ugu wacan tahay arrimaha soo socda:

Nooca Xaaladda Haajiraadda

Wakhtiga Haajiraadda

Heerku Dhexgal

Heerka Waxbarasho

Xaaladda Bulsho-Dhaqaale

Awoodda inay ku lug yeeshaan iyo dareemista ku lug yeelasho beesha “cusub”

Taageerada Busho/Beel

Sida lagu sheegay warbixinta 2006 “Waajihidda Dadka ee Caafimaadka Maskaxda iyo Xanuunka Maskaxda Kanada”, Tirakoobka Kanada, (p34), dhammaan muhaajiriintu waxay waajahaan walaaca dib-u-degga ama loolanka degista waddan cusub. Waxyaabaha keeni kara walaaca waxa kamid ah shaqo la’aan, faqiirnimo, go’doomid, caqabadaha luuqadda, kala duwanaashaha qiyamka bulsheed, midab-takoor, iyo, guud ahaan barashada sida nidaamyada kala duwan sida caddaymaha, shaqaalaysiinta, goobta shaqada, waxbarashada iyo caafimaadku u shaqeeyaan.

Dadka kasoo jeeda dhaqamo kala duwan waxay u isticmaali karaan khamaarista inay isku dayaan inay dib u hantaan xaalad khasaare, si uu u dareemo inuu qayb ka yahay beesha cusub ama buuqa inay dareemaan inay iska leeyihiin. Hase yeeshee, ceebta bulsheed ee khamaarista, beeshooda dhexdooda, waxay kahorjoogsan kartaa khamaarlayaasha kuwaasi oo la kulmay dhibaato inay oggolaadaan inay dhibi jirto iyo raadinta caawimo xirfadle. Sidaa darteed, waxa jira walaac wayn xubnaha qoyska la tacaamulka dhibaatadan iyo sidoo kale inay siiyaan caafimaadka lagama maarmaanka ah, daryeel maaliyadeed iyo sharci, iyo waxa loogu yeedho raadinta caawimo dibadeed ee dhaqan ahaan habboon tus., la-talinta ama daawaynta.

Waxa soo socdaa waa xeelado tiro yar oo fiican si loo caawiyo xubnaha qoysku si ay uga qaalib noqdaan arrimaha khamaarista iyo balwadda khamaarka

Xeelado fiican si looga hortago loona ilaaliyo xubnaha qoyska:

La Soco

Ha Qarin Dhibaatada

Raadi wakhtiga Saxda ah si aad uga hadasho

Ku taageer xubinta qoyska ama qaraabada samaynta isbeddelo togan

Raadi Caawimo Xirfadle iyo Taageero Qoys Laftaada

Xasuusnaw in isbeddelku wakhti qaato

(Laga so xigtay Xad Ku Sugan, daabacaadda 2006, Golaha Khamaarista Xilkaska ah ee Ontario)

Waxa sidoo kale jiri kara arrinka iska hor-imaadka qiyamka ee u dhaxaysa diinta qof iyo dabbakhaadaha dhaqan iyo dabbakhaadda casriga ah ee reer galbeed ee khamaarista madadaalo ahaan, kaasi oo aad caan ugu ah halkan Kanada.

Fadlan eeg daabacaadda Adeegyada Muhaajirka COSTI “Buug Tilmaameed Tixraac ku saabsan Balwadda Khamaarka ee Bixiyayaasha Adeegga Soogalootiga”, tusaale ahaan sida fahamka khamaarista, balwadda khamaarista iyo meesha laga raadsanayo caawimo ay ugu kala duwan yihiin xubnaha kooxo dhaqameedku.

Maadaama khamaarku soo jiido dalxiiska, marar badan waxa jiri kara fursado badan in dad luuqado kala duwan laga shaqaalaysiiyo suuqa khamaarka (kaasino, Bingo Halls, iwm.). Hase yeeshee, jiritaanka/galaangal u yeelashada goobaha khamaarka dartood, waxa jira ku dhicis sare ee balwadda khamaarka ee shaqaalaha suuqa ciyaarta.

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Hadday dadku ka tirsan yihiin beelo dhaqameedyo badan ama dhaqan wayn, asbaabaha khamaarista iyo dhibaatooyinka kasoo bixi karaa, waa isku mid.

Marka la eego Xarunta La-qabatinka iyo Caafimaadka Maskaxda (CAMH), dadka kasoo jeedo dhaqano kala duwan waxay u khamaaraan:

· Si ay dadka isku bartaan

· Si ay uga fakadaan dhibaato iyo go’doomin  

· Si ay isku bartaan xubnaha kooxo dhaqameed 

· Si dib ugu hantaan mansabka bulsheed

· Si ay ugu dabbaal dagaan ciidaha diimeed  

Koox dhaqameed badan khamaarku waa qaab bulshada loo dhexgalo. Hase yeeshee, beelo dhaqameed badan waxay leeyihiin hawlo bulsheed iyo madadaalo iyo sidoo kale doorbidyo ciyaaro. Bulshada Talyaaniga tusaale ahaan, ciyaarista kaadhku waa caadi, guriga ama kalaabka ha noqotee. Carruurta dhaqanka Eeshiyaanka leh waxa la baraa inay ciyaaraan ciyaarta Mahjong, ama Tan-Tan, taasi oo ah soo jireen ahna ciyaar yar oo dhagax tiring ah. “Fan” waxay ka dhigan tahay “in la rogo” walax, taasi oo noqon karta koob ama madiibad iyo “Tan” oo ka dhigan “Baahinta” dhagaxaanta.

Marka aynu ka hadlayno khamaarista iyo kooxo dhaqameedka waa inaynu magacawno arrinka haajiraadda – nolosha kala wareega kujirta – walaacan dheeraadka ah ee soogalootiga iyo qaxootigu waxay dhigi kartaa boos aad u nugul inay dhibaato kala kulmaan khamaarista. Waxay u isticmaali karaan khamaarista meel ay uga baxsadaan dareemista kaliyowga, waddan-hiloow, murugo iyo walaacid, iyo saamaynta ay arrimahani ku yeelan karaan xubin kasta oo kamid ah qoyska iyo sidoo kale qoyska oo dhan. Waxa sidoo kale muhiim ah inaynu xisaabta ku darsanno doorka qoyska iyo habdhaqanada dhaqanadooda iyo qoyskooda, iyo sidoo kale dabeecadahooga iyo waxyaabaha ay ka rumaysan yihiin khammaarista iyo nasiibka.

Waxa muhiim ah inaynu ogaano in beelo dhaqameed isku mid ahi, inay jiraan faraqyo badan oo u dhexeeya, inta badana ay ugu wacan tahay arrimaha soo socda:

Nooca Xaaladda Haajiraadda

Wakhtiga Haajiraadda

Heerku Dhexgal

Heerka Waxbarasho

Xaaladda Bulsho-Dhaqaale

Awoodda inay ku lug yeeshaan iyo dareemista ku lug yeelasho beesha “cusub”

Taageerada Busho/Beel

Sida lagu sheegay warbixinta 2006 “Waajihidda Dadka ee Caafimaadka Maskaxda iyo Xanuunka Maskaxda Kanada”, Tirakoobka Kanada, (p34), dhammaan muhaajiriintu waxay waajahaan walaaca dib-u-degga ama loolanka degista waddan cusub. Waxyaabaha keeni kara walaaca waxa kamid ah shaqo la’aan, faqiirnimo, go’doomid, caqabadaha luuqadda, kala duwanaashaha qiyamka bulsheed, midab-takoor, iyo, guud ahaan barashada sida nidaamyada kala duwan sida caddaymaha, shaqaalaysiinta, goobta shaqada, waxbarashada iyo caafimaadku u shaqeeyaan.

Dadka kasoo jeeda dhaqamo kala duwan waxay u isticmaali karaan khamaarista inay isku dayaan inay dib u hantaan xaalad khasaare, si uu u dareemo inuu qayb ka yahay beesha cusub ama buuqa inay dareemaan inay iska leeyihiin. Hase yeeshee, ceebta bulsheed ee khamaarista, beeshooda dhexdooda, waxay kahorjoogsan kartaa khamaarlayaasha kuwaasi oo la kulmay dhibaato inay oggolaadaan inay dhibi jirto iyo raadinta caawimo xirfadle. Sidaa darteed, waxa jira walaac wayn xubnaha qoyska la tacaamulka dhibaatadan iyo sidoo kale inay siiyaan caafimaadka lagama maarmaanka ah, daryeel maaliyadeed iyo sharci, iyo waxa loogu yeedho raadinta caawimo dibadeed ee dhaqan ahaan habboon tus., la-talinta ama daawaynta.

Waxa soo socdaa waa xeelado tiro yar oo fiican si loo caawiyo xubnaha qoysku si ay uga qaalib noqdaan arrimaha khamaarista iyo balwadda khamaarka

Xeelado fiican si looga hortago loona ilaaliyo xubnaha qoyska:

La Soco

Ha Qarin Dhibaatada

Raadi wakhtiga Saxda ah si aad uga hadasho

Ku taageer xubinta qoyska ama qaraabada samaynta isbeddelo togan

Raadi Caawimo Xirfadle iyo Taageero Qoys Laftaada

Xasuusnaw in isbeddelku wakhti qaato

(Laga so xigtay Xad Ku Sugan, daabacaadda 2006, Golaha Khamaarista Xilkaska ah ee Ontario)

Waxa sidoo kale jiri kara arrinka iska hor-imaadka qiyamka ee u dhaxaysa diinta qof iyo dabbakhaadaha dhaqan iyo dabbakhaadda casriga ah ee reer galbeed ee khamaarista madadaalo ahaan, kaasi oo aad caan ugu ah halkan Kanada.

Fadlan eeg daabacaadda Adeegyada Muhaajirka COSTI “Buug Tilmaameed Tixraac ku saabsan Balwadda Khamaarka ee Bixiyayaasha Adeegga Soogalootiga”, tusaale ahaan sida fahamka khamaarista, balwadda khamaarista iyo meesha laga raadsanayo caawimo ay ugu kala duwan yihiin xubnaha kooxo dhaqameedku.

Maadaama khamaarku soo jiido dalxiiska, marar badan waxa jiri kara fursado badan in dad luuqado kala duwan laga shaqaalaysiiyo suuqa khamaarka (kaasino, Bingo Halls, iwm.). Hase yeeshee, jiritaanka/galaangal u yeelashada goobaha khamaarka dartood, waxa jira ku dhicis sare ee balwadda khamaarka ee shaqaalaha suuqa ciyaarta.

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One of the challenges of growing up is making the right decisions under social pressure. The rapid expansion of the gambling industry has changed many people’s opinion about what is acceptable gambling — and how young we are when we start to gamble.

The study of young gamblers is in its infancy. The studies that have been done tell us that:

• youth gambling rates in American and Canadian cities are about the same (52-89% of youth are gambling)
• Informal types of games (cards, sports betting) are popular for underage gamblers
• Youth tend to play games on a monthly to weekly basis, however, some youth gamble on a daily basis
• 3 to 4% of youth run the risk of becoming a pathological gambler
• Youth who have other problems (like substance abuse) are at greater risk of developing a gambling problem

(sources: NRC 1999, AFM, 1990, Nova Scotia Omnifacts, 1993)

Did you know…?

Q. Where young people are getting the money to gamble? 

• 60% reported getting money from a job
• 60% also indicated that they gamble with money given to them by their parents.

Q. What were the reasons for young people to gamble in the past year?

• 89.2% reported that they wanted to have fun
• 70.3% happen to win money
• 28.4% wanted to take risks
• 24.1% Wanted to feel a rush or feel excited
• 20.7% Needed money
• 15.3% Wanted to win back lost money
• 8.6% watch a TV ad and though it looks fun, cool and interesting

Q. Is poker a problem for young people in Ontario?

1. 18% (Almost 1 in % indicated being concerned about how much a friend played poker
2. 13% reported that they sometimes spent more money that they could afford
3. 6% indicated that they could see themselves making a living from poker

Q.  What is the gambling activity for Ontario’s youth?

1. 54.8% Bet on a dare/challenge that they could do something
2. 5.3% Played poker for money
3. 25.5% bet on sporting events, games or pools
4. 24.4% bought instant win and/or scratch tickets
5. 19.6% played arcade and/or video games for money
6. 16.2 Played dice for money
7. 11.3% Bet and/or gamble on the internet

(Adapted from Within Limits 2007 Campaign materials, Responsible Gambling of Ontario;  “Teen Gambling in Ontario Behaviours and Perceptions Among 15 to 17 Year-Old, Responsible Gambling of Ontario, (2207);  “Patterns and Characteristics of Adolescent Gambling, “, Winters, K., Stinchfield R., & Fulkenson, J, Journal of Gambling Studies, (1993)

What are the risks for youth gamblers?

Since young peoples’ minds and bodies are still developing, it can be even more difficult for them to control impulses and make smart decisions about how and when to gamble.

Factors like feeling alienated, having trouble at school or having parents with bad gambling behaviour are just some of the reasons why youth develop problems. Peer pressure can also play a part in problem gambling. Some young people feel that gambling is a “rite of passage”. Others have nothing better to do than gamble.

Since gambling has become more socially acceptable for adults, it is easy for youth to downplay the seriousness of a gambling problem and blame it on other factors.

The fact that it is illegal to gamble can be part of the thrill for young gamblers. Even though by law, minors are prohibited from gaming venues, there are many other ways that youth can get involved in gaming activities.

According to Stats Canada, 2002 Mental Health and Well-being Survey (CCHS 1.2)”

• the risk for problem gambling was higher in the 15-24 years age group
• Among 15-24 year-olds 5.8% were at risk for or were identified as problem gamblers
• 3.6% were at some, but low risk
• 1.8% were at moderate risk
• 0.4% were considered problem gamblers

The McGill University International Centre for Youth Gambling and High-Risk Behaviours  found that:

• Approximately 70% of Canadian teens engage in some form of gambling
• Gambling among teens has increased over the last 20 years
• More young men that women gamble
• Gambling problems among youth are associated with poor coping skills
• Between 4 to 8% of adolescents have a serious gambling problem
• 10-15% are at risk
• Youth with serious gambling problems are at a greater risk of thoughts of suicide and suicide attempts
• The shift from social to problem gambling is more rapid among youth

Signs of Problem Gambling Among Youth

• Cannot confide
• Feels ignored, anxious, worried, depressed
• Negative school experiences
• Early first gambling experience
• Uses  gambling “lingo”
• Active in other risk behaviours

Empower Youth

Reducing the Risk: Harm Reduction

• Don’t push for abstinence – allow for choice.
• Encourage informed decisions – don’t try
  o scare.
• Provide sound information.
• Communicate positive messages.

How to talk to your child about gambling and problem gambling (it) 

• Look for a time to raise the topic naturally, e.g. after seeing a commercial to a casino or finding out that a friend has won or lost money gambling.
• Ask questions first.  Explore your child’s own ideas and feelings about gambling before giving information or offering your own opinions 

• Be patient.  It may take several discussions before your child understands the ideas that you want to convey. 

Adapted from the Responsible Gambling Council of Ontario, Talk to your teens about gambling” brochure.

The Ministry of Health and Long Term Care, Mental Health and Addiction Branch funds the YMCA Youth Gambling Program,.  This program addresses the need of youth between the ages of 8-24 years old, by offering education and awareness presentation and uses harm reduction strategies to support youth in making informed and smart choices about gambling. (www.ymcatoronto.org/gambling)

Problem Gambling Facts:

• 95% of the population have been involved in gambling are healthy when it comes to gambling however,
• 5% of the population are problem gamblers, and
• 1% of the 5% are compulsive/pathological gamblers.

Many people gamble without any problem. The vast majority of people gamble without doing any harm to themselves or others.  According to the CAMH (Centre for Addiction and Mental Health) 1995 study, 84% of Ontario adults gamble at least once within a year, and  1/3 of the population (33%) has participated in at least 3 different forms of gambling in 1994 (Ferrir 1996).

Nevertheless, there is a sector of the population that will develop a “gambling problem” and problem gambling has a great deal in common with other addictions.  Among gamblers, up to 50% have substance abuse problems. Nine to eighteen per cent of substance abusers will develop gambling problems. Substance abuse is higher among younger gamblers.

Jason Azmier, senior policy analyst with the Canada West Foundation states that is very difficult to know who is directly affected by gambling, because “it’s very much a hidden illness”. 

Here are some facts, according to Statistics Canada’s 2002 Mental Health and Well-being Survey (Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS), Cycle 1.2):

¾ of Canadians (18.9 million) aged 15 years and over spent money on some form of gambling in 2002.

Over 1 in 4 (27%) described themselves as “regular gamblers”, playing at least once a week

Buying lottery tickets is the most popular gambling activity (65% or survey population)

The average spending on gambling by Canadians 18 years and over was $485 per person in 2002 more than a threefold increase from $130 in 1992

Approximately 62% of problem gamblers spent more than $1,000 a year in gambling.

Canadians feel that gambling is an acceptable activity that is highly supported due to the based knowledge that it is government regulated. (www.statcan.gc.ca)

• responsiblegambling.org
• camh.ca
• opgh.on.ca
• costi.org
• problemgambling.ca
• ofifc.org
• gov.ns.ca
• youthgambling.com
• ymcatoronto.org/gambling
• wannabet.org
• femalegamblers.org
• aadac.com
• gameplanit.com
• lasdrogas.info
• gamblersanonymous.org
• 800gambler.org
• nags.org.au
• addictionrecov.org/aboutgam.htm
• cop.es/colegiados
• algamus.com
• ncpgambling.org
• gamcare.org.uk
• easg.org
• careplay.ch
• gambling.it

Q: Maxaan uga hadalnaa khamaarka iyo kooxo dhaqameedka?

A: Balwadda khamaarku waxay saamayn kartaa qof kasta iyadoon la eegayn dhaqan beeleedka qofka.

Khamaaristu waa wax ka jiray ugu dhawaan bulshooyinka oo dhan waligiiba. Cilmi-baadhis ayaa sheegtay in ciyaaraha nasiibka baryihii hore ay lahaayeen qaabka tuurista qori-tuur iyo laadhuu. Ul ciyaareed afar dhinac leh oo ku taariikhaysan 6000 Ciise Hortii ayaa laga soo qufay meelo arkayoolaji oo Afrika, Eeshiya iyo Waqooyinka iyo Koonfurta Maraykanka ah.

Wakhtigan, cilmi-baadhis waxay muujisay in boqolkiiba khamaarlayaasha daran ay iskaga mid yihiin dadka oo dhami.

95% kamid ah dadku waa caafimaad qabaan marka ay timaado khamaaristu laakiin waxay ku lug lahaayeen khamaarista.

5% kamid ah dadku waa balwadlayaal khamaar

1%  kamid ah 5% waa khamaarlayaal daran

“Heerka hawlaha khamaar ee kooxo dhaqameed waxay la mid tahay heerarka khamaar ee dadka caadiga ah.” (ARF Study, 1996)

Si kastaba, waxaanu u baahannahay inaanu awoodda saarno inayna wax wayn ahayn arrinka khamaarku laakiin ay wax wayn tahay la’aanshaha galaangal u yeelashada macluumaad iyo khayraadka kuwaasi oo dhigi kara dadka kasoo jeeda kooxaha dhaqameed khatar gaadhsiinta dhibaatada khamaarka.

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We gamble for excitement and enjoyment.  Some people gamble hoping they will win money so they can taste and touch the “big win” something that results in the financial means to make their dreams come true.  Some people gamble for entertainment, such as a night out with friends at the casino or a bingo game in support of a charitable organization.  Perhaps it’s purchasing an occasional lottery ticket. As well, there are people who gamble simply because they love the challenge, the environment and the thrill of the “game”.

According to the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), adults in Ontario who do not have a gambling problem gamble for the following reasons:

• To win money
• To socialize
• For enjoyment
• To pass the time

According to CAMH, people from different cultural backgrounds gamble for the following reasons:

• To socialize
• To escape problems and isolation
• To socialize with members of cultural groups         
• To regain social status
• To celebrate religious festivals

 

Ethno-cultural communities are under-represented in gambling treatment. The lack of appropriate culturally sensitive counselling services, as well as the issue of language means that these populations don’t have equal access to services and therefore they may be in a more vulnerable situation.

According to the 2006 Census, (www.statscanadaCanada has welcomed more than 14 million immigrants since 1901, over 1 million arriving in the last 5 years.  The  number and percentage of foreign born in Canada has steadily increased since 1986.  In Toronto 45.7% of the population are foreign born and over 200 different ethnic groups were reported.  The percentage of foreign  born also increased in other cities, in St. Catharines-Niagara 18.3%, London 19.3%, Kitchener 23.1% and Windsor 23.3%, Hamilton 24.4% , Guelph 20.4%, etc. Taking into consideration these demographics, it is important to consider the needs of these communities in regards problem gambling service delivery.

As stated in the 2004, Centre for Addictions and Mental Health, CAMH, “Provincial Diversity Needs Assessment Report”,  “the proportion of diverse ethnocultural/ethnoracial populations in Ontario has increased significantly, culturally and linguistically appropriate services are still few in number.  Diverse ethnocultural/ethnoracial communities often have different beliefs and attitudes toward mental health, mental health problem and substance use, and different opinions about what constitutes an appropriate model of treatment.  Western ideas about mental health problems and addiction are not always applicable to people from other cultural backgrounds.  A participant from the Rwandan community explains, “There is no concept of mental health in our community…. And there is terminology for addiction”.  Focus group participants wanted outreach to diverse ethnocultural/ethnoracial groups… as well as the development of language-specific and culturally sensitive approaches for these populations.”

However, due to the increase in gambling venues in Canada and globally, more research on gambling and ethno-cultural communities is necessary. During the recent years, we have seen a great emphasis regarding problem gambling and members of different ethno-cultural communities and their families.  As of May 2001, the Ontario Problem Gambling Research Centre (OPGRC) has awarded $1.6 million for research focusing on special populations., including ethno-cultural groups. Various organizations such as COSTI Immigrant Services, the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, CAMH, and the Ontario Problem Gambling Research Centre have conducted research among different ethno-cultural communities.   One can have access to “Addressing Problem Gambling in Toronto and Windsor/Essex County Ethnic communities and Exploration of Cultural Perceptions (gamblingresarch.org) and “Attitudes and Beliefs Regarding Gambling and Problem Gambling in the Hispanic, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Tamil and Vietnamese Communities in the Greater Toronto Area” full reports, by linking the Ontario Problem Gambling Research Centre (gamblingresearch.org)  and or COSTI Immigrant Services (costi.org)

The results of the above mentioned research will be a great help to overcome the information gap regarding ethno-cultural groups and gambling.   More information will hopefully lead to the development of better, culturally and linguistically effective practices for the assessment and treatment of problem gambling for ethno-cultural populations.

Robert Custer, hoggaamiye cilmi nafsiga khamaarka, wuxuu aqoonsaday saddex marxaladood hore ugu sii dhaca khamaarka:

• Ku Tiirsanaanta Marxaladda Hore (Marxaladda Guulaysiga)
  Marxaladdan, abaalmarinaha lacageed ama baxsiga gudeed la helo habdhaqanka khamaarka dartii waxay siisaa dhiirigalin ku filan in habdhaqanku sii socdo
• Marxaladda Dhexe (Marxaladda Khasaaridda)
  Khasaaruhu wuxuu bilaabaa inuu ku dhago, khamaarluhu wuxuu bilaabaa “baacsiga” khasaarihiisa, taasi oo sababta habdhaqanka khamaarku inuu faraha ka baxo.
• Marxaladda Dambe (Marxaladda Khaatiyaanka)
  Marxaladdan u dambaysa, khamaarluhu wuxuu noqdaa mid laga awood batay. Waxa jira dhibaatooyin daran oo niyadeed, maaliyadeed iyo qoys/xidhiidh. Habdhaqan dambiilenimo ayaa dhici kara, oo leh cawaaqibyo sharci oo suurogal ah.

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