All "Bets" are Off

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All "Bets" are Off!
Central Michigan University
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Curriculum Overview

• The goal of this curriculum is to provide
  education and awareness about problem gambling
  and identify how to make healthy
• decisions.

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All Bets are Off!

• The curriculum lesson plans and activities will
  assist participants to
• understand the risks associated with gambling.
• understand the different types of gamblers.
• recognize signs of problem and compulsive
  gambling.
• know when and how to get help for a gambling
  problem.
• assess their own level of risk and set guidelines
  that will help them avoid gambling.
• synthesize information to create a gambling
  awareness campaign for peers.

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All Bets are Off!

• Grades 7 and 8
• We recommend you use these lessons for cohorts
  with 7th and 8th graders or a majority of 7th and
  8th graders.
• 5 lessons
• Across 5 days

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All Bets are Off!

• Day 1 Lesson 1
• Gambling-What is it? What are the risks? (40
  minutes)
• Day 2 Lesson 2
• Its Not Worth the Risk (40 minutes)
• Day 3 Lesson 3
• Watch for the Signs-Get Help! (40 minutes)
• Day 4 Lesson 4
• Trickery and Manipulation (40 minutes)
• Day 5 Lesson 5
• Spreading the Word

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Sample Activities

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• Lesson 1 GamblingWhat is it? What are the Risks?

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What is It?

• This behavior causes problems for adults and
  teens
• The number of teens who have a serious problem
  with this behavior is increasing.
• The rate of teens who have problems with this
  behavior is more than twice the rate for adults.
• Young people who have more problems staying out
  of trouble with parents, school personnel and the
  la. They also destroy relationships with friends
  and family, and their school performance
  deteriorates.
• Winning at this behavior depends mostly on
  chance.