Publications
Publications
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Fact sheet 3: Problem Gambling Severity Index (PGSI)
Victorian population gambling and health study 2018–2019 — May 2020
View details for "Fact sheet 3: Problem Gambling Severity Index (PGSI)" | Download "Fact sheet 3: Problem Gambling Severity Index (PGSI)" (PDF — 840.5 KB)This fact sheet explains what the PGSI is, the list of questions included in the PGSI, the four categories of gambling behaviours, and general findings based on PGSI characteristics in Victoria.
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Fact sheet 2: Particpation
Victorian population gambling and health study 2018–2019 — May 2020
View details for "Fact sheet 2: Particpation" | Download "Fact sheet 2: Particpation" (PDF — 717.7 KB)This fact sheet outlines gambling participation in Victoria, the popularity of different gambling products, and popular products by gender.
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Fact sheet 1: What a population study can tell us
Victorian population gambling and health study 2018–2019 — May 2020
View details for "Fact sheet 1: What a population study can tell us" | Download "Fact sheet 1: What a population study can tell us" (PDF — 984.6 KB)This fact sheet explains what a population study is, and how data from such studies can be used. It also outlines approach, and value of the Victorian population gambling and health study (2018–2019).
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Victorian population gambling and health study 2018–2019
Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation — May 2020
View details for "Victorian population gambling and health study 2018–2019" | Download "Victorian population gambling and health study 2018–2019" (PDF — 3.1 MB)This report details results from a large general population survey on gambling participation, gambling problems and gambling-related harm in the state of Victoria, Australia conducted between September 2018 and January 2019.
The study is the third of its kind in Victoria. Previous studies were conducted in 2014 and 2008. The latest study differs from earlier surveys in that it includes new elements that better align the investigation with a public health approach through the consideration of gambling harm in the broader community.
The study involved a mobile phone and landline survey of 10,638 randomly selected Victorians adults.
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Australian young women's gambling behaviours: A socio-cultural investigation of gambling attitudes, beliefs, and consumption intentions
Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation — April 2020
View details for "Australian young women's gambling behaviours: A socio-cultural investigation of gambling attitudes, beliefs, and consumption intentions" | Download "Australian young women's gambling behaviours: A socio-cultural investigation of gambling attitudes, beliefs, and consumption intentions" (PDF — 760.5 KB)The aim of the study was to explore the range of key determinants that may shape the gambling beliefs and behaviours of older adolescent (18–24 years old) and young adult (25–34 years old) women.
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Factors that shape the gambling attitudes and behaviours of older adults in Victoria
Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation, Melbourne — March 2020
View details for "Factors that shape the gambling attitudes and behaviours of older adults in Victoria" | Download "Factors that shape the gambling attitudes and behaviours of older adults in Victoria" (PDF — 477.2 KB)This study examined the gambling behaviours and attitudes of older adults in Victoria
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Transitioning into and out of low- and moderate-risk gambling: predictors and profiles
Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation — March 2020
View details for "Transitioning into and out of low- and moderate-risk gambling: predictors and profiles" | Download "Transitioning into and out of low- and moderate-risk gambling: predictors and profiles" (PDF — 1.3 MB)This study investigated the characteristics of people who transition into, and out of, low- and moderate-risk gambling.
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Responsible Service of Gaming training evaluation summary 2017-2018
Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation — March 2020
View details for "Responsible Service of Gaming training evaluation summary 2017-2018" | Download "Responsible Service of Gaming training evaluation summary 2017-2018" (PDF — 1.3 MB)Summary of the Responsible Service of Gaming (RSG) training evaluation findings.
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Submission to the Australian Banking Association consultation on the use of credit cards for gambling transactions
Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation — March 2020
View details for "Submission to the Australian Banking Association consultation on the use of credit cards for gambling transactions" | Download "Submission to the Australian Banking Association consultation on the use of credit cards for gambling transactions" (PDF — 170.0 KB)The Foundation has made a submission to the Australian Banking Association consultation on the use of credit cards for gambling transactions. The Foundation recommends banning the use of credit cards for gambling. We are particularly concerned about the use of credit cards for online wagering. Race and sports betting are among the forms of gambling most associated with gambling harm. More than 20 per cent of people who gamble on these products are highly likely to experience harm. This group is the most likely to use credit cards to gamble.
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Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan November 2019 – November 2021
November 2019
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Alfred e-referral form
October 2019
View details for "Alfred e-referral form" | Download "Alfred e-referral form" (Word document — 35.8 KB)This is the client referral form to refer clients to the Alfred Mental Heath and Gambling Harm Service Program.
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Annual report 2018–2019
Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation — October 2019
View details for "Annual report 2018–2019" | Download "Annual report 2018–2019" (PDF — 2.6 MB)The Foundation's 2018–2019 annual report was tabled in the Victorian Parliament on Thursday 17 October 2019.
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The prevalence and correlates of gambling in secondary school students in Victoria, Australia, 2017
Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation — October 2019
View details for "The prevalence and correlates of gambling in secondary school students in Victoria, Australia, 2017" | Download "The prevalence and correlates of gambling in secondary school students in Victoria, Australia, 2017" (PDF — 982.1 KB)This study explores attitudes, behaviour and exposure to gambling among secondary school students in Victoria.
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Extent of, and children and young people’s exposure to, gambling advertising in sport and non-sport TV
Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation — October 2019
View details for "Extent of, and children and young people’s exposure to, gambling advertising in sport and non-sport TV" | Download "Extent of, and children and young people’s exposure to, gambling advertising in sport and non-sport TV" (PDF — 2.4 MB)This is the first study in Australia, and internationally, to examine the extent of gambling advertising on sport TV and non-sport TV, and the extent to which young people in different age groups are exposed to it.
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Submission to the Royal Commission into Victoria's Mental Health System
Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation — July 2019
View details for "Submission to the Royal Commission into Victoria's Mental Health System" | Download "Submission to the Royal Commission into Victoria's Mental Health System" (PDF — 259.4 KB)The Foundation has made a submission to the Royal Commission into Victoria's Mental Health System. A key focus of the submission is ensuring gambling harm is understood as a mental health and public health issue, and that health services are better able to assist people with comorbid problem gambling and mental health conditions.
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A brief intervention to support gamblers to stick to their limits in EGM venues: an exploratory study
Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation — June 2019
View details for "A brief intervention to support gamblers to stick to their limits in EGM venues: an exploratory study" | Download "A brief intervention to support gamblers to stick to their limits in EGM venues: an exploratory study" (PDF — 926.8 KB)This study explored strategies people use to stick to spending limits when gambling on pokies, and tested the feasibility and effectiveness of an ‘action and coping planning’ intervention offered in venues to help people stick to limits.
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Identifying effective policy interventions to prevent gambling-related harm
Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation — June 2019
View details for "Identifying effective policy interventions to prevent gambling-related harm" | Download "Identifying effective policy interventions to prevent gambling-related harm" (PDF — 1.2 MB)The purpose of this project was to explore potential policy interventions to reduce gambling harm, drawing on existing gambling research, and evidence from other areas of public health.
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Submission to the Productivity Commission on mental health
The Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation — April 2019
View details for "Submission to the Productivity Commission on mental health" | Download "Submission to the Productivity Commission on mental health" (PDF — 1.5 MB)The Foundation is a partner in VicHealth's submission to the Productivity Commission’s inquiry into the role of improving mental health to support economic participation as well as enhancing productivity and economic growth. The Foundation highlighted the correlation between mental health conditions and problem gambling, and the social cost of gambling to Victoria.
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Local Prevention Program evaluation summary 2014 – 2017
November 2018
View details for "Local Prevention Program evaluation summary 2014 – 2017" | Download "Local Prevention Program evaluation summary 2014 – 2017" (PDF — 2.2 MB)This document provides a summary of the Local Prevention Program evaluation findings.
The evaluation focused primarily on the results and impacts of 17 funded projects delivered as part of phase 2 of the program, which ran from December 2015 to June 2017. The projects were diverse and directed at a range of settings and populations, including culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) groups, Victorian Aboriginal communities, young men and workplaces.
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Online gaming and gambling in children and adolescents – Normalising gambling in cyber places
Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation — September 2018
View details for "Online gaming and gambling in children and adolescents – Normalising gambling in cyber places" | Download "Online gaming and gambling in children and adolescents – Normalising gambling in cyber places" (PDF — 3.0 MB)This literature review examined the available research on children and adolescents' exposure to, and participation in, online gaming and gambling activities.