Venue Support Program

Venue Support Workers offer training and support to gaming venue staff and management with the development and maintenance of responsible gambling environments. Venue Support Workers play a key role in training and educating venue staff and supporting gaming venues to meet and exceed the requirements of industry Responsible Gambling Codes of Conduct.

The objectives of Venue Support Workers are to:

• deliver mandated Responsible Service of Gaming training to venue staff state-wide
• build the capacity of gaming venues and staff to identify and respond to gambling related harms
• improve awareness of the support services available for people experiencing gambling-related harm
• encourage gambling practices and environments to reduce gambling harm.

For more information, contact Elissa Wray, Senior Policy Officer elissa.wray@health.vic.gov.au.