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• Lessons for the development of initiatives to tackle the stigma associated with problem gambling

  Thomas, S., Bestman, A., Pitt, H., David, J., & Thomas, S

  Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation — May 2016

  This research examined the effectiveness of anti-stigma initiatives in the areas of mental health, HIV/AIDS and gambling to understand the different appeal strategies used and to inform future anti-stigma initiatives for problem gambling.

  • stigma

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• Child and parent recall of gambling sponsorship in Australian sport

  Thomas, SL, Pitt, H, Bestman, A, Randle, M, Daube, M, Pettigrew, S

  Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation — May 2016

  This study explored child and parent recall of sports betting and gambling brand sponsorship of Australian Football League, National Rugby League and soccer teams.

  • advertising
  • sports betting
  • young people

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• Fact sheet 1: A conceptual framework of gambling harm

  Assessing gambling-related harm in Victoria: a public health perspective — April 2016

  This project consulted with experts and the community to develop a framework for measuring and assessing the impact of gambling harm in Victoria. The framework can help researchers, policymakers, health professionals and the community better understand and minimise the negative consequences of gambling.

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• Fact sheet 2: The seven dimensions of gambling harm

  Assessing gambling-related harm in Victoria: a public health perspective — April 2016

  To measure gambling harm, the researchers focused on its outcomes and manifestations. They identified seven dimensions of harm experienced by people who gamble and those close to them.

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• Fact sheet 3: How gambling harm affects health and wellbeing

  Assessing gambling-related harm in Victoria: a public health perspective — April 2016

  The researchers asked participants to assess the impacts of gambling harm on health and wellbeing with reference to other health conditions.

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• Fact sheet 4: distribution of harm

  Assessing gambling-related harm in Victoria: a public health perspective — April 2016

  This fact sheet explores the distribution of harm at a population level by aggregating the effects of harm among individuals.

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• Assessing gambling-related harm in Victoria: a public health perspective

  Browne, M, Langham, E, Rawat, V, Greer, N, Li, E, Rose, J, Rockloff, M, Donaldson, P, Thorne, H, Goodwin, B, Bryden, G & Best, T

  Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation — April 2016

  The aim of this project was to systematically investigate gambling-related harm in Victoria and assess the aggregate 'burden of harm' with reference to different levels of problem gambling, and other comparable conditions.

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• The Victorian gambling study: technical report - part three

  February 2016

  A series of secondary analyses were undertaken from The Victorian Gambling Study- A longitudinal study of gambling and health 2008-2012 (The Victorian Gambling Study). This paper is the third of a series of technical reports. The focus of this paper is on the interplay between social determinants, trauma and life events, social capital, and the level of gambling problems (PGSI score) in gamblers. Non-gamblers were excluded from the analysis. The purpose was to investigate a range of possible determinants (for example – trauma in life and upbringing, stressful life events, social capital and sociodemographics) to indicate which showed the strongest association with levels of gambling problems.

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• The Victorian gambling study: technical report - part two

  January 2016

  A series of secondary analyses were undertaken from The Victorian Gambling Study- A longitudinal study of gambling and health 2008-2012 (The Victorian Gambling Study). This paper is the second of a series of technical reports. The focus of this paper is to explore the relationship between the PGSI score and the social determinants and comorbidities in gamblers.

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• The Victorian gambling study: technical report - part one

  January 2016

  A series of secondary analyses were undertaken from The Victorian Gambling Study- A longitudinal study of gambling and health 2008-2012 (The Victorian Gambling Study). This paper is the first of a series of technical reports.

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• The Victorian gambling study: technical report - part four

  January 2016

  A series of secondary analyses were undertaken from The Victorian Gambling Study- A longitudinal study of gambling and health 2008-2012 (The Victorian Gambling Study). This paper is the fourth of a series of technical reports. The focus of this paper is on the interplay between social determinants, co-morbidities and the level of gambling problems (PGSI score) in gamblers. Non-gamblers were excluded from the analysis. The purpose was to investigate a range of possible determinants (for example - physical, mental health conditions, smoking, alcohol, socio-demographics) to indicate which showed the strongest association with levels of gambling problems.

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• Journeys through gambling: pathways to informal recovery

  Vasiliadis, S & Thomas, A

  Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation — January 2016

  This study examines temporal benchmarks in informal gambling recovery pathways, looking at the broader context of the experience for individuals, and at the experiences of young adults.

  • treatment
  • young people

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• Response to AANA wagering advertising code

  Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation — December 2015

  The Foundation has responded to the Australian Association of National Advertisers (AANA) discussion paper on the development of a Wagering Advertising and Marketing Communication code. The proposed code would provide a robust self-regulation framework for advertising and marketing communication for licensed providers of wagering services. 

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• Submission to the Review of Illegal Offshore Wagering

  Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation — November 2015

  The federal government has undertaken a review of illegal offshore wagering to investigate methods to strengthen enforcement of the Interactive Gambling Act 2001 (Cth). The Foundation made a submission to the inquiry on 16 November 2015.

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• Fact sheet 9: Help-seeking

  Study of gambling and health in Victoria: findings from the Victorian Prevalence Study 2014 — November 2015

  The study found that 6.56 per cent of moderate-risk gamblers** and 44.19 per cent of problem gamblers reported ever seeking informal or formal help for a gambling problem.

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• Fact sheet 4: Profile of moderate-risk gamblers

  Study of gambling and health in Victoria: findings from the Victorian Prevalence Study 2014 — November 2015

  The top three gambling activities of moderate-risk gamblers* were: lotto, Powerball and the pools (80.61 per cent), gaming machines (58.54 per cent), and buying tickets in raffles, sweeps and other competitions (53.04 per cent).
  

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• Fact sheet 13: Gambling and health

  Study of gambling and health in Victoria: findings from the Victorian Prevalence Study 2014 — November 2015

  Around 29.20 per cent of gamblers reported consuming alcohol while they gambled.

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• Fact sheet 2: Categories for risk of gambling harm

  Study of gambling and health in Victoria: findings from the Victorian Prevalence Study 2014 — November 2015

  The researchers used a questionnaire, or screen, called the Problem Gambling Severity Index (PGSI) to categorise study participants by the degree of gambling harm they are likely to be experiencing.

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• Fact sheet 14: Sports betting

  Study of gambling and health in Victoria: findings from the Victorian Prevalence Study 2014 — November 2015

  Of the Victorian adults surveyed, 4.82 per cent reported betting on sports in the previous 12 months. This excludes bets on fantasy sports and novelty events. When sports and event betting results for 2014 were combined, as they were in 2008, they highlighted a significant increase in sports and event betting participation.

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• Fact sheet 5: Profile of low-risk gamblers

  Study of gambling and health in Victoria: findings from the Victorian Prevalence Study 2014 — November 2015

  The top gambling activities of low-risk gamblers* were: lotto, Powerball and the pools (68.9 per cent), buying tickets in raffles, sweeps and other competitions (57.81 per cent), race betting (43.48 per cent), and gaming machines (42.43 per cent).

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