About us
The Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation is a statutory authority created by the Victorian Parliament to address the challenge of gambling harm in the Victorian community.
We work with partners and communities to inform people about the risks of gambling, and to provide support to those who need it, including people affected by someone else’s gambling.
Reducing harm
We fund and work closely with organisations across Victoria to provide free and confidential Gambler’s Help services to people experiencing harm from their own or someone else’s gambling.
We take a public health approach to our work, which means we focus on prevention, early intervention and support for those who are particularly vulnerable to gambling harm as well as those living in regional and rural communities.
For professionals
Our professional development centre offers learning and development opportunities for Gambler's Help staff and professionals in related sectors. We provide information and resources to help health and welfare professionals identify people experiencing harm from their own, or a significant other's, gambling and more effectively respond to their needs.
Research
The main aim of our research program is to build our understanding of gambling harm. Each year the Foundation identifies new areas of gambling to research and in addition to awarding research grants, we commission major research projects so that we can learn more about how gambling affects our community.
Resources
We provide information to community groups, local government and the public about gambling and its regulation in Victoria.
We also support Victorians to participate in regulatory and other processes relating to gambling, including licensing and planning processes associated with electronic gaming machines.

Day 2 presentations

Addiction, Brain Change, and Gambling: Deep Learning, not Disease, Professor Marc Lewis

Problem gambling relapse: How common is it and how can it be prevented?, Dr Maria Bellingringer

Working with gambling venues to enable safer gambling environments: Lessons learned from a problem gambling public health intervention in New Zealand, Dr Komathi Kolandai-Matchett

Pop-up messages on EGMs in New Zealand, Dr Jason Landon

Dispelling Client Myths About Gambling, Rob Wootton

The evolution of the gambling environment, Belinda Opie

Provision of information on YourPlay to Therapeutic Counsellors, Gareth Hanlon

Pulling the Heart Strings of Asian Men in an Auckland Prison through their Heart Languages, Leanne White, Choi Foong kew

Outcome Measures, Laurie Siegel-Woodward

Lessons from the field: Evaluating prevention projects and programs, Matt Healey

Aboriginal Communities & Gambling, Ashley Gordon

Gambling in Aboriginal Communities, MDAS

Research youth gambling, GEGAC

Pathways model update, Alex Blaszcysnki

e-therapy and SMS: A feasibility stud, Simone Rodda

An Introduction to a clinician’s guidebook, Elissa Macaw and Lukas Ryan

Gambling’s no game, Andree Froude

Video: Three sides of the coin, Judy Avisar

The Peer Connection Program, Daniel Irwin

Six-Step Brief Intervention to Reduce Distress and Increase Treatment Readiness, Dr Jane Oakes and Dr Victoria Manning

ACT on Gambling, Ravi Iyer

Hypnosis and its applications to Problem Gambling, Zoi Penoglou

Arabic Welfare & Banyule Community Health Collaboration, Hoda Nadal and Stuart Barton

Peer support program for CALD women affected by gambling related harm, Yue Gao and Bic Gresty

Vietnamese Women Peer Support Program, SICMAA

Panel: Workplace Learnings

Putting the health and wealth back into Whittlesea, Bianca Opasinis

Promoting a responsible gambling environment in local businesses, Lea Hutchinson

Panel: Engaging with Aboriginal Communities

Photo collage, Helen Reddan

Video: MyMoola - Changing Lives, Tatiana Romanovsky

Panel: Cross Sector Workshop

Increasing the odds for safety and respect, Sandra Morris

Expect Gambling in the Mix, Lara Jackson

Statewide training package and resources, alcohol and other drugs services, Miranda Manning

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