Helen Breen Copyright (c) 2012 All rights reserved. http://works.bepress.com/helen_breen Recent documents in Helen Breen en-us Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:42:56 PST 3600 Conducting a gambling survey in an Australian Indigenous community http://works.bepress.com/helen_breen/103 http://works.bepress.com/helen_breen/103 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:50:44 PST Nerilee Hing et al. Emerging and new insights into the outcomes and consequences of gambling by Indigenous Australians in north Queensland http://works.bepress.com/helen_breen/102 http://works.bepress.com/helen_breen/102 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:50:38 PST Helen Breen Indigenous Australian gambling: consequences, crime and possible interventions http://works.bepress.com/helen_breen/101 http://works.bepress.com/helen_breen/101 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:50:33 PST One of several negative consequences flowing from Indigenous gambling, particularly problem gambling, is crime. Such crime may be personal (theft and fraud), interpersonal (violence and abuse) or community based (exploitation). From a cultural perspective, the ripple effects flowing from demand sharing by gamblers can drain resources from the gamblers’ family, extended family, friends and others in a widening circle of reciprocal obligation. As part of a larger study, this paper reports on findings into the consequences of card and commercial gambling and potential interventions for Indigenous Australians in northern Queensland (QLD) and northern New South Wales (NSW). Permission was granted by Indigenous Elders and others to conduct this research in three QLD and six NSW locations. Using qualitative methods and purposeful sampling, interviews were conducted with 229 Indigenous Australians, 24 non-Indigenous gambling help counsellors, 41 non-Indigenous gaming venue managers and 14 non-Indigenous Australians. Common positive consequences were reported to include socialising, having a common interest, social and physical comfort enjoyment and reduced alcohol consumption. Common negative consequences were reported as financial losses, hardship, family and relationship problems and ripple effects from reciprocal obligation demands. In several locations, negative consequences were said to comprise mental health issues and crime. Possible solutions suggested by the participants comprised primary, secondary and tertiary interventions such as: community education and awareness campaigns targeting Indigenous gamblers, families and communities; providing gambling outreach services to Indigenous communities; and the provision of culturally appropriate gambling counselling and treatment services, respectively.

]]> Helen Breen et al. Risk and protective factors associated with the influence of gambling products and services on Indigenous Australian gamblers in north Queensland http://works.bepress.com/helen_breen/100 http://works.bepress.com/helen_breen/100 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:50:28 PST Helen Breen Innovative analysis of Indigenous card gambler profiles in north Queensland http://works.bepress.com/helen_breen/99 http://works.bepress.com/helen_breen/99 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:50:23 PST Helen Breen Workplace influences on gambling behaviour amongst gaming venue employees: the counsellors’ perspective http://works.bepress.com/helen_breen/98 http://works.bepress.com/helen_breen/98 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:50:17 PST Nerilee Hing et al. Indigenous gambling: consequences, crime and possible interventions http://works.bepress.com/helen_breen/97 http://works.bepress.com/helen_breen/97 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:50:12 PST Helen Breen Homes away from home: registered clubs as leisure providers for older people living in the Tweed Heads region of Australia http://works.bepress.com/helen_breen/96 http://works.bepress.com/helen_breen/96 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:50:06 PST Janet Patford et al. Indigenous gambling in north Queensland: counsellors’ perspectives http://works.bepress.com/helen_breen/95 http://works.bepress.com/helen_breen/95 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:50:00 PST Helen Breen Gambling and the Aboriginal experience: has it helped or hurt? experiences from northern parts of Australia http://works.bepress.com/helen_breen/94 http://works.bepress.com/helen_breen/94 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:49:55 PST This paper reports on findings into risk and protective factors associated with the propensity to gamble by Indigenous Australians in north Queensland (part of a larger study).

]]> Helen M. Breen Flexible learning for Australian club managers http://works.bepress.com/helen_breen/93 http://works.bepress.com/helen_breen/93 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:49:50 PST Helen Mary Breen et al. Investigate the perceived efficacy of responsible gambling strategies in Queensland hotels, casinos and licensed clubs http://works.bepress.com/helen_breen/92 http://works.bepress.com/helen_breen/92 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:49:47 PST Helen Breen et al. Club management in Australia: administration, operations and gaming, 2nd edn http://works.bepress.com/helen_breen/91 http://works.bepress.com/helen_breen/91 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:49:43 PST Although Australia has more than 5500 registered and licensed clubs, many of them major business operations, Club Management in Australia: Administration, Operations, and Gaming (originally published in 1998) was the first book of its kind on this important subject. The book is a unique educational text and reference work for club managers, directors, and employees, as well as students and educators. It integrates theory and practice by providing a comprehensive coverage of operational and management issues in all departments, including human resources, marketing, finance, food, beverage, gaming, and entertainment. The book examines the roles of directors, managers, employees, and club members, and provides a current overview of the legal obligations of club management in all Australian states and territories.

Gaming is given particular attention. Gaming machine operations and management and other types of gaming are covered in detail in the context of the competitive environment faced by licensed clubs, and the social and economic effects of gambling. (This section covers the new or revised Gaming Management Competency Units in the (2002) Hospitality Training Package THHADG02A (Develop and Manage Gaming Activities) and THHADG03B (Provide Responsible Gambling Services).

]]> Nerilee Hing et al. The responsible gambling code of practice in South-East Queensland http://works.bepress.com/helen_breen/90 http://works.bepress.com/helen_breen/90 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:49:40 PST Helen Breen Indigenous Australian gambling: emerging risk and protective factors in North Queensland http://works.bepress.com/helen_breen/89 http://works.bepress.com/helen_breen/89 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:49:35 PST Helen Breen Indigenous gambling in Bundjalung country http://works.bepress.com/helen_breen/88 http://works.bepress.com/helen_breen/88 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:49:30 PST Nerilee Hing et al. Workplace factors that encourage and discourage gambling amongst gaming venue employees: an employee perspective http://works.bepress.com/helen_breen/87 http://works.bepress.com/helen_breen/87 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:49:25 PST Nerilee Hing et al. Formal education: a move towards professionalization of the gambling management/problem gambling field http://works.bepress.com/helen_breen/86 http://works.bepress.com/helen_breen/86 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:49:20 PST Masood Zangeneh et al. Gambling by employees of Queensland gaming venues: workplace influences on responsible gambling and problem gambling http://works.bepress.com/helen_breen/85 http://works.bepress.com/helen_breen/85 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:49:15 PST This study, funded by the Responsible Gambling Grants Program of the Queensland Government, focuses on gambling by employees of Queensland gaming venues. Of central concern is how aspects of their workplace might influence the gambling behaviour of these staff, in order to identify how gaming venues can provide a work environment that encourages responsible gambling and discourages problem gambling amongst their employees. It focuses specifically on employees of Queensland clubs, hotels and casinos and encompasses staff employed in gaming and non-gaming related positions, in front-of-house and back-of-house areas, and at operational, supervisory and management levels.

More specifically, the project addresses the following research objectives:

1. To investigate the gambling behaviour of Queensland gaming venue employees, particularly in terms of responsible gambling and problem gambling.

2. To examine how Queensland gaming venue employees perceive that aspects of their work environment influence their gambling behaviour in terms of responsible gambling and problem gambling.

3. To examine how Queensland gaming venue managers perceive that aspects of their venue’s work environment influence their employees’ gambling behaviour in terms of responsible gambling and problem gambling.

4. To identify how gaming venues can provide a work environment that encourages responsible gambling and discourages problem gambling by gaming venue employees.

Little prior research has been conducted into gambling by gaming venue staff. In fact, only four prior studies have focused on this, all conducted amongst casino employees in the United States. As such, this is the first known research project in Australia to examine the gambling behaviour of gaming venue employees. It is also the first to examine how working in a gaming venue might influence the gambling behaviour of gaming venue employees and to identify potential venue interventions. Given the paucity of research specific to this area, the study is informed by a general public health perspective of gambling that recognises that contextual factors can influence gambling behaviour and that interventions can often be developed to reduce risk factors and enhance protective factors

]]> Nerilee Hing et al. A thematic review of hospitality research in the Asia Pacific region: 1997 to 1999 http://works.bepress.com/helen_breen/84 http://works.bepress.com/helen_breen/84 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:49:11 PST Yun-Lok Lee et al. Indigenous gambling in Far North Queensland: an early perspective http://works.bepress.com/helen_breen/83 http://works.bepress.com/helen_breen/83 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:49:05 PST Helen Breen Indigenous gambling in the Yarrabah community http://works.bepress.com/helen_breen/82 http://works.bepress.com/helen_breen/82 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:49:00 PST Funded by the Queensland Office of Gaming Regulation, this project conducted a quantitative survey of Indigenous gambling, problem gambling, its demographic, behavioural, perceptual and attitudinal correlates, and help-seeking behaviour in the Yarrabah Community in North Queensland. A household survey gained responses from 72% of all adults in the community, and was supported by an art competition in the local schools, a Yarrabah Gambling Awareness Week, and follow-up gambling health promotion activities.

]]> Nerilee Hing et al. Visitors to northern Australia: debating the history of Indigenous gambling http://works.bepress.com/helen_breen/81 http://works.bepress.com/helen_breen/81 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:48:57 PST Was gambling introduced to Indigenous Australians by British colonists in 1788 or was it introduced by Macassan fishermen much earlier? Using a variety of literature resources, it is argued that Indigenous Australian gambling did exist in regions along Australia's northern coastlines in pre-colonial times due to the influence of Macassan fishermen. Using an anthropological model, the adoption of card games and gambling is seen as an adaptive response to changes in the lives of Indigenous Australians. It is also argued that Binde's (2005) four conditions for predicting the presence of gambling in traditional societies are not reliable indicators for predicting gambling by Indigenous Australians in northern Australia in pre-colonial times

]]> Helen Breen Gambling amongst gaming venue employees: counsellors’ perspectives on risk and protective factors http://works.bepress.com/helen_breen/80 http://works.bepress.com/helen_breen/80 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:48:51 PST Nerilee Hing et al. Indigenous gambling in Australia: an overview of recent research http://works.bepress.com/helen_breen/79 http://works.bepress.com/helen_breen/79 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:48:47 PST Helen Breen First Nations gaming in Canada: Book review http://works.bepress.com/helen_breen/78 http://works.bepress.com/helen_breen/78 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:48:42 PST Helen M. Breen Exploring Indigenous gambling http://works.bepress.com/helen_breen/77 http://works.bepress.com/helen_breen/77 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:48:36 PST Helen Breen Strategic management of external change in NSW registered clubs (chapter) http://works.bepress.com/helen_breen/76 http://works.bepress.com/helen_breen/76 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:48:31 PST Helen Mary Breen et al.