Publications
Publications
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Catalyst or circuit-breaker? A prospective study to assess COVID-19’s effects on relationships between gambling availability, gambling and harmful gambling, and social, psychological and financial wellbeing
Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation — June 2024
View details for "Catalyst or circuit-breaker? A prospective study to assess COVID-19’s effects on relationships between gambling availability, gambling and harmful gambling, and social, psychological and financial wellbeing" | Download "Catalyst or circuit-breaker? A prospective study to assess COVID-19’s effects on relationships between gambling availability, gambling and harmful gambling, and social, psychological and financial wellbeing" (PDF — 5.3 MB)This study explores the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions on gambling in Australia due to changes in the availability and access to gambling. There were four major aims of the study:
1. Examine behaviour change
2. Determine the characteristics of gamblers
3. Identify the characteristics of gamblers who transitioned into levels of harmful gambling
4. Identify the characteristics of gamblers who ceased gambling and the associated impacts on their wellbeing.
A longitudinal study of participants who gambled prior to the lockdowns was conducted over three waves in May 2020, May 2021 and May 2022.
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Experiences of venue-based EGM gamblers during COVID-19 lockdowns and restrictions: Did they return to venues to gamble or substitute alternate activities?
Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation — May 2024
View details for "Experiences of venue-based EGM gamblers during COVID-19 lockdowns and restrictions: Did they return to venues to gamble or substitute alternate activities?" | Download "Experiences of venue-based EGM gamblers during COVID-19 lockdowns and restrictions: Did they return to venues to gamble or substitute alternate activities?" (PDF — 5.7 MB)Experiences of venue-based EGM gamblers during COVID-19 lockdowns and restrictions: Did they return to venues to gamble or substitute alternate activities?
Hare, S and Robinson, N (2023)
This study explores the experiences during the COVID-19 lockdowns in Victoria, Australia, of people who previously used electronic gaming machines (EGMs) at land-based venues. It focuses on whether they substituted alternative activities for gambling and if they returned to venues after restrictions were lifted. It also considers the psychological and financial effects of COVID, perceptions of the effects of EGM venue closures, experiences of coping with gambling urges, and how these influenced decisions to return to EGM venues.
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Electronic gaming machine environment study – Wave 2 summary
Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation — May 2024
View details for "Electronic gaming machine environment study – Wave 2 summary" | Download "Electronic gaming machine environment study – Wave 2 summary" (PDF — 1.3 MB)This study provides a snapshot of the Victorian gambling venue environment and the attitudes and behaviours of customers and staff. Data was collected via surveys of pokies users and gambling venue staff. Findings from this study will inform the ongoing review and improvement of harm minimisation policies and approaches in Victorian gaming venues.
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Personal insolvencies and the availability of neighbourhood gaming venues
Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation — July 2021
View details for "Personal insolvencies and the availability of neighbourhood gaming venues" | Download "Personal insolvencies and the availability of neighbourhood gaming venues" (PDF — 2.0 MB)This research aimed to measure how changes in the number of electronic gaming machine venues in a local area impacted serious financial harms, as measured by the number of personal insolvencies.
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Proximity to gambling venues, gambling behaviours and related harms
Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation — July 2021
View details for "Proximity to gambling venues, gambling behaviours and related harms" | Download "Proximity to gambling venues, gambling behaviours and related harms" (PDF — 1.2 MB)This study investigated whether the proximity of a gambling venue to a person's home or shopping zone influences gambling behaviours and resultant harms, and identified characteristics of individuals who are most likely to be affected by living close to venues.
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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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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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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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Mobile EGMs Apps – The perfect substitute or the perfect storm?
Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation — August 2018
View details for "Mobile EGMs Apps – The perfect substitute or the perfect storm?" | Download "Mobile EGMs Apps – The perfect substitute or the perfect storm?" (PDF — 2.1 MB)The project examined the role of free‐to‐play gambling‐themed apps and their relationship to in‐venue gambling.
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The determinants of gambling normalisation: causes, consequences and public health responses
Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation — March 2018
View details for "The determinants of gambling normalisation: causes, consequences and public health responses" | Download "The determinants of gambling normalisation: causes, consequences and public health responses" (PDF — 1.7 MB)The report aimed to explore the key dimensions of normalisation within a gambling context and propose a set of strategies to monitor and challenge the normalisation of gambling products and behaviours.
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EGM environments that contribute to excess consumption and harm
Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation — November 2015
View details for "EGM environments that contribute to excess consumption and harm" | Download "EGM environments that contribute to excess consumption and harm" (PDF — 1.3 MB)This research investigated consumers' perspectives on the use of online and venue-based electronic gaming machines (EGMs)
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Using event-related brain potentials (brain waves) and automatic measures to differentiate problem from non-problem gamblers: Final overview report
Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation — October 2014
Download "Using event-related brain potentials (brain waves) and automatic measures to differentiate problem from non-problem gamblers: Final overview report" (PDF — 120.8 KB)This study sought to examine the psychophysiological responses of both problem and non-problem gamblers during actual gambling activity in licensed club venues.
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Socio-economic impacts of access to electronic gaming machines in Victoria: effects on demand and communities
Office of Gaming and Racing, Victorian Government — December 2011
Download "Socio-economic impacts of access to electronic gaming machines in Victoria: effects on demand and communities" (PDF — 1.4 MB)This report examines the socio-economic impacts of accessibility to gaming machine gambling in Victorian communities and in disadvantaged communities in particular.
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The impact of an audience and venue size on poker machine gambling
Central Queensland University — September 2010
Download "The impact of an audience and venue size on poker machine gambling" (PDF — 480.2 KB)This report documents a series of three experimental studies investigating how the presence of large numbers of persons in a gaming venue impact individual betting behaviour
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Problem gambling in Victoria: identifying local area community and gaming industry risk and protective factors
Turning Point — June 2010
Download "Problem gambling in Victoria: identifying local area community and gaming industry risk and protective factors" (PDF — 1.1 MB)This study examines the characteristics of local government areas associated with self-identified problem gambling, as assessed through call volume and clients using the Gambler's Help telephone line.
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The relationship between crime and gaming expenditure in Victoria
University of South Australia — June 2010
Download "The relationship between crime and gaming expenditure in Victoria" (PDF — 867.5 KB)This study explored the relationship between gambling and criminal activity.
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Testing the link between accessibility and gambling problems: gambling and problem gambling amongst gaming venue staff
Department of Justice — July 2009
Download "Testing the link between accessibility and gambling problems: gambling and problem gambling amongst gaming venue staff" (PDF — 6.4 MB)The study aimed to test the link between accessibility to gambling and the prevalence of problem gambling by comparing gambling behaviour and prevalence of problem gambling among gaming venue staff and those with high accessibility to gaming venues compared to the general population and those with low accessibility to gaming venues.