Aboriginal Responsible Gambling
program
Aboriginal Responsible Gambling Strategy
educates communities and individuals about responsible gambling
and the warning signs of problem gambling through outreach
and resource materials.
In response to Ontario’s expanded gambling
opportunities, the Ministry of Health funds a special Problem
Gambling Project. The MNO negotiated with that Ministry to
deliver this program to Ontario’s Métis people.
Within the past five years, problem gambling has received
significantly more attention than before.
Treatment and prevention programs are in place in several
provinces, and other jurisdictions are considering similar
strategies. In Ontario, there were no programs or services
geared specifically to unique needs of Métis People
until the MNO developed an Aboriginal Voyage to Recovery Responsible
Gambling Program that meets the expressed needs of Métis
throughout the province.
24 Hour Confidential
Crisis Counselling
Ontario Problem Gambling Helpline:
1-888-230-3505 |
The
Ontario Gambling Research Centre
The Ontario Government dedicates 2% of the
gross revenue from slot operations at the province's charity
casinos and racetracks to a Problem Gambling Strategy. The
strategy funds three key components: treatment services delivered
at 45 designated agencies across Ontario, prevention programs
and services provided through funded agencies and research
funded through the Ontario Problem Gambling Research Centre.
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