Gambling Terminology Explained

Gambling

• Responsible Gambling Council’s Gambling Dictionary
• Gambling Slang
• Essential Gambling Terms and Lingo

Sports Betting

• Sports Betting Terms: Gambling 101 Glossary
• ESPN Betting Glossary

Video Gaming

• Ultimate List of Gaming Terms (Playstation)
• Video Gaming Glossary
• Gaming Terms & Slang: A Glossary for Families
• GameQuitters: Teen Slang Meanings

Trading

• Trading Glossary

Texting / Social Media

• Teen Text Speak – Codes to Know About
• Teen Slang Glossary
• Gen Alpha Translator

Web Resources, Research & Articles

• Change The Game
• Gamequitters
• Reboot & Recover
• COCA: Teens & Technology
• Child Mind Institute: Teens & Online Gambling
• GGTU: Youth and Problem Gambling
• Butler First Step: The Growing Risk of Problem Gambling Among Youth
• Let’s Talk Risk: A Guide to Discussing Gambling With Your Child
• Preventive Gambling Programs for Adolescents and Young Adults: A Systematic Review
• Effectiveness of Preventive Gambling Interventions in Adolescents: A Systematic Review
• Understanding Gambling Among Adolescent Boys (Common Sense Media)

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Screening Tools

• • Brief Problem Gambling Screens

• • SOGS-RA (revised for adolescents)

• • SBIRT Gambling Screen

• • Internet Gaming Disorder Scale