News and media releases from 2020
ABA consultation supports restrictions on credit cards for gambling
ABA, Australian Banking Association, credit card, ban, restriction
Commission approves application for additional 11 pokies at Waurn Ponds Hotel
On 18 November 2020, the Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation approved an application by Waurn Ponds Management Pty Ltd to increase the number of pokies at Waurn Ponds Hotel (City of Greater Geelong) from 70 to 81.
Supporting more Victorians to address gambling harm
More Victorians are being supported to address gambling harm, with an additional $660,000 for migrant and refugee communities, and community sporting clubs. Minister for Gaming and Liquor Regulation Melissa Horne today announced extra funding for two Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation programs during Gambling Harm Awareness Week (19–25 October).
Grand Final week ideal time to talk about gambling harm
Gambling Harm Awareness Week (19–25 October), which this year coincides with AFL Grand Final week, was today launched at a virtual event highlighting the risks sports betting can pose to young men, including footy players.
New board members bring diverse expertise
Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation Chair Tass Mousaferiadis today welcomed the Victorian Government’s appointment of Alison Roberts and Lee Crockford to the Foundation’s board.
Managing our response to COVID-19
We are genuinely “all in this together” – Foundation staff and partners have been as one with the broader Victorian community as we have experienced the shock of the...
SMART’s nifty shift online
by Leith Hillard SMART by name and smart in practice, the Self-Management and Recovery Training program run by EACH Box Hill is a local version of...
Walking past the pub with the pokies
Lachlan McKenzie shares his personal story and experience with gambling harm. by Lachlan McKenzie My first job involved lots of travel to country towns with not...
Dialling up Peer Connection
Peer Connection, gambling harm, gambling support, peer support, gambling
Reclink Connect on the ball
Changing the lives of people experiencing disadvantage for the better – this lies at the heart of the strategic partnership between the Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation (VRGF) and Reclink....
Applications for statewide multicultural service now open
Grant applications are invited for a multicultural organisation to deliver a new statewide service for migrant and refugee communities affected by gambling harm. The successful applicant will deliver...
The Foundation becomes a Supply Nation member
The Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation has become a member of Supply Nation, putting us in touch with Australia’s largest database of verified Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander businesses....
Letter to the editor: Betting 'bonanza' during AFL footy festival
Almost a third of Victoria’s sports bettors are men aged 18-24 who’ve grown up believing footy and gambling are intrinsically linked. Last year, Australia’s gambling industry spent $232...
Getting played: gaming as a gambling gateway during school holidays
With Australian children and adolescents conducting much of their schooling, socialising and gaming online through lockdown and now into the school holidays, supervising parents are being given a...
National Reconciliation Week shines a light
The Foundation was so enthusiastic about National Reconciliation Week 2020 that we kicked it off in early May. The first of four virtual events was led by...
Mitigating harm as the gambling landscape changes
For many families and communities around the globe, 2020 has been an extraordinarily challenging year. Here in Victoria, even as the embers of a devasting bushfire season died,...
Fears of a gambling bounce as footy seasons restart
As kick-off approaches for the rescheduled 2020 National Rugby League (NRL) and Australian Football League seasons, experts are bracing for a tsunami of gambling advertising and inducements. After...
Foundation calls for applications to Grants for Gambling Research Program
The Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation is pleased to invite applications for funding under our Gambling Research Program (Round 11). The program supports areas of study that inform...
Manage your online gambling
Online gambling is growing in popularity, with recent data showing that 19.2 per cent of Victorian adults who gamble do their betting online. This is likely to have...