Let's start yarning about gambling

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Blue male and female figures moving through a dark orange background with a light orange design on it.

[Male speaker]

Which way gambling? Big issue for us?

[Female speaker]

Gambling is a risky business, and when it takes over, it can affect all of your life.

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Blue feet stepping over a yellow line.

[Male speaker]

There is a line and we may not know when we have crossed it.

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Male figure looking over a yellow line. Three speaking bubbles pop up in the sky, containing images of the sun, people and a brain.

[Female speaker]

When gambling has become a problem for us fellas. It can affect our spirit, our identity, our family and friends and even our health.

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Blue foot being pulled over a yellow line by a waft of yellow smoke. The image changes to 2 hands reaching towards each other from the left and right corners of the screen. The image changes again to a man providing support to a woman. He’s touching her arm and back, while she looks down.

[Male speaker]

We are a people that are strong in culture and family. Some days may be harder than others. It doesn't have to be that way. By reconnecting and starting the yarning circle with our family and the community, we can stay on the right side of the line.

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Two fellas smiling at the woman who was being supported in the last animation. The image changes to a group of 7 silhouetted people supporting each other by holding hands and patting each other’s backs.

[Female speaker]

Together, we can take back our power over gambling and strengthen our spirit. There is even a free support service called Gambling Help Queensland that can give you tips and ideas about how to manage gambling. Jump onto the website or give them a call on 1800 858 858.

[Male speaker]

Here now, make your family and your young ones proud.

[Female speaker]

Be brave and let's start yarning about gambling.

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Jump onto the website www.qld.gov.au/yarningaboutgambling or give the give the Gambling Helpline a call—it’s free and confidential: 1800 858 858.

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The Queensland Government crest with these words underneath: Authorised by the Queensland Government, William Street, Brisbane.

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Opens on yellow screen with a faint orange design on it. An orange couch appears.

[Male speaker]

It's time we had a yarn about gambling. Sometimes it is hard to know what gambling is.

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Blue people appear on the couch. Two males are sitting with game controllers in their hands.

One looks very competitive while the other appears relaxed. The competitive fella has 3 dollar signs floating over his head. A girl is also leaning over the back of the couch, watching. Suddenly, all 3 are cheering and leaping up as though they’ve won. One of the 3 dollar signs above the competitive fella’s head has disappeared, leaving only 2 dollar signs.

[Female speaker]

In a game, when you're watching sport, or at the club with mates, it's all around us.

Gambling is a risky business, and when it takes over, it can affect your life and future. We may not know we have crossed the line.

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Three people are sitting at a bar on bar stools. There’s a fella in the middle, with 2 girls on either side. The fella has a dollar sign over his head. He is playing cards with the girl on his left. A dollar sign appears on the card the girl is holding, while a red circle with a line through it appears on the fella’s card. The dollar sign above his head disappears. The girl on the left turns into a silhouetted, dotted line, then disappears. The fella then turns to the other girl on his right and touches her arm. It appears he wants her to play. She turns into a silhouetted dotted line, then disappears.

[Male speaker]

When our money is gone and we start seeing less of our mob, those fellas may not feel safe with what we are doing and don't know what to say to us about it. They just know it's not right. But it doesn't have to be that way. By reconnecting, and starting the yarn with our family and friends, we can stay on the right side of the line.

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The fella is alone, sitting on the bar stool, looking at his card with its red circle and line on it.

[Female speaker]

Together, we can take back our power over gambling and strengthen our spirit.

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The fella and bar disappear off to the right of the screen. The couch reappears on screen. The fella appears on the couch seeming very depressed, with a bent over posture, looking at the floor. Then, he sits up and holds a phone to his ear. A pop-up talking box appears and inside it are the words: “Helpline 1800 858 858”.

[Male speaker]

There is even a free support service called Gambling Help Queensland that can give you tips and ideas about how to manage gambling. Jump onto the website or give them a call on 1800 858 858.

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The fella on the couch is joined by a female friend, who puts her arm round his shoulders.

Another girl appears, standing behind the couch, looking at them both supportively.

[Female speaker]

Here now, make your friends and family proud. Be brave.

[Male speaker]

And let's start yarning about gambling.

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Jump onto the website www.qld.gov.au/yarningaboutgambling or give the give the Gambling Helpline a call—it’s free and confidential: 1800 858 858.

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The Queensland Government crest with these words underneath: Authorised by the Queensland Government, William Street, Brisbane.