Sunday, July 18, 2010

“Kids Day today at Dana Point park” plus 1 more

“Kids Day today at Dana Point park” plus 1 more


Kids Day today at Dana Point park

Posted: 17 Jul 2010 08:03 AM PDT

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Arcade games 'groom kids for pokies'

Posted: 17 Jul 2010 02:53 PM PDT

Anti-gambling advocates say children are being groomed to gamble on arcade games that mimic poker machines in gaming venues.

The so-called redemption games offer expensive prizes including digital cameras or televisions and are usually located just steps away from the adults-only gaming areas, The Sunday Age says.

Monash University electronic gaming expert Charles Livingstone said the arcade games indoctrinate kids into gambling and lure children and their parents into pokies venues.

But a Victorian government spokeswoman said there's no 'research or evidence linking children playing redemption games with problem gambling in adulthood'.

However, a 2009 Adelaide University study of more than 2500 teenagers found those who were pathological gamblers were significantly more likely to have a history of playing video and arcade games, the paper says.

The Productivity Commission's report on gambling released last month reiterated that 'minors should not...be exposed to gambling areas within venues', it says.

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