This course provides gambling awareness information to people who have participated in the Voluntary Self-Exclusion (VSE) program at casinos in Manitoba, PlayNow.com, or at the Cityplace Gaming Centre.
Audience:
Individuals who have participated in the VSE program at casinos in Manitoba, PlayNow.com, or at the Cityplace Gaming Centre and wish to re-enter.
Description:
This course will assist participants to:
- Understand how gambling works (i.e. basic principles of legalized gambling)
- Identify myths and erroneous beliefs that can foster high risk gambling.
- Appreciate the difference between low risk and high risk gambling practices.
- Review the past and present motivations, as well as entering the VSE program
- Review intentions and decisions about wanting to return to gambling
- Develop a personal plan of action that could include one of the following options:
- Continue to abstain from gambling
- Maintain the current self-exclusion agreement
- Re-enter the casino/gaming centre or online gambling
- Re-enter the casino/gaming centre for entertainment/dinning only
- Be aware of the information and help resources available in Manitoba for people experiencing problems with their gambling
Other Information:
- Date: September 1, 2022
- Time: 12 p.m. – 4 p.m.
- AFM main office, 1031 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg, MB – 2nd floor, Training Room#1
- Please bring ID (and reading glasses if needed)
- Parking on streets only, participants advised to arrive early to find suitable parking
- Late comers will be rescheduled
- Please email bdriedger@afm.mb.ca to register for the course. Further information will be provided upon registration.
- If you have any questions about the course call 204-944-6260.
- Please note that language support will be provided upon request.
- Space is limited, register as soon as possible if interested.
- This course is also available on-line. Participants need to go to the Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries website under the tab Playing Responsibility, then Voluntary Self-Exclusion (www.manitobalotteries.com/gaming/vse)
Tuition:
None