Summer 1997

The Gambling Problems Resource Center has developed a new prevention program titled Table Talk: A Program for Families about Winning, Losing, and Staying Out of Trouble with Gambling. The program is designed to enable parents to help their children make safe, legal and low-risk choices about gambling. It includes information and activities to help parents talk with their children about the risks associated with gambling and how to establish personal guidelines to reduce the risk of developing a gambling problem. The program also provides information on what to say or do if you are concerned about someoneÕs gambling. For more information about Table Talk, call the Minnesota Compulsive Gambling Hotline at 1-800-437-3641.

The Minnesota Institute of Public Health, the University of Minnesota Extension Service, and the Joint Committee on Addictions, Recovery and Health of the St. Paul and Minneapolis area Synods of the ELCA have collaborated to develop the Deal Me In: Gambling Trigger Videos. This four-segment series, ranging in length from one to three minutes each, provides viewers an opportunity to discuss real life situations that involve gambling and gambling problems. The videos and discussion guide can be used as a stand-alone program or as a supplemental resource with either the Gambling: A Challenge for Youth or Improving Your Odds curricula for middle and high school age students. For more information on the videos, contact the Minnesota Compulsive Gambling Hotline at 1-800-437-3641.