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Presentation: The Truth About Gambling

Wednesday, 10/12/2022
11:00 - 12:00

Learn to recognize the operations and pitfalls of gambling games, understand the relationship between gambling games and health, and become a smart player. This presentation will be in English.

All registrants are eligible to receive a goodie bag from NICOS. Bags will be available for pick up from the Main Library up to one month after the program while supplies last.

Pakho Cheng is a Health Educator with the Chinese Community Problem Gambling Project (CCPGP). Their mission is to address problem gambling in the Chinese community. This includes training service providers, providing a Bay Area-wide bilingual Chinese and English helpline, providing support services for problem gamblers and impacted individuals, and education and outreach to the general public. CCPGP is a service of the NICOS Chinese Health Coalition

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NICOS Problem Gambling Helpline 賭博求助熱線:  
1-888-968-7888  (English & Chinese) 


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This program is sponsored by Friends of the San Francisco Public Library.


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