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Fact sheet 5: Profile of low-risk gamblers
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). -
Call for expressions of interest: lived experience advisory committee
The Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation is seeking expressions of interest from people who have personal experience of gambling harm to join an advisory committee.
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Kids high ‘consumers’ of TV’s 374 daily gambling ads
New research released today to coincide with Shifting the goal posts on sports betting, a Gambling Harm Awareness Week (7–13 October) panel event, has found gambling ads are played four times more often during sports programming than during non-sport TV.
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Anna Bardsley, Victorian Senior of the Year award recipient
The Foundation’s Lived Experience Advisory Committee member Anna Bardsley was the recipient of the Healthy and Active Living Award at this week’s Victorian Senior of the Year Awards.
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On the frontline of gambling harm and intimate partner violence
As Gambler’s Help services continue to expand their knowledge of the effect gambling and intimate partner violence can have on each other, a therapeutic counsellor shares her insights.
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Knowing the risks of online gambling: essential during pandemic shutdown
The temporary closure of a range of businesses in response to the COVID-19 pandemic means that many Victorians who are required to stay at home for an extended... -
Factors that shape the gambling attitudes and behaviours of older adults in Victoria
This study examined the gambling behaviours and attitudes of older adults in Victoria -
Psychological treatments for problem gambling (PROGRESS) study
A randomised controlled trial was conducted to examine the effectiveness of four psychological treatments for problem gambling:cognitive behaviour therapymotivational interviewingbehaviour therapyclient-centred therapy -
This weekend, AFL in Victoria to focus on loving the game, not the odds
In an environment in which sports betting advertising is prolific, and sport and betting are increasingly seen as going hand-in-hand, we have an obligation to engage with young people and inform them about the risks and potential harms associated with gambling, according to Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation acting CEO Craig Swift.
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Factors affecting youth gambling: a comprehensive model of the antecedents and consequences of gambling in younger people
This study investigated a range of factors associated with gambling related problems among young people. -
The prevalence and correlates of gambling in secondary school students in Victoria, Australia, 2017
This study explores attitudes, behaviour and exposure to gambling among secondary school students in Victoria. -
Community attitudes survey 2023: Methodology
Our 2019 community attitudes survey was conducted using an online research panel and results were weighted to Victorian figures for age, gender and location.
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The Victorian gambling study – a longitudinal study of gambling and public health: wave two findings
The Victorian Gambling Study is a longitudinal research study on gambling and health in Victoria. This second report from the study presents findings in relation to participants who completed two waves of data collection between 2008 and 2009. -
What Tassie’s doing about gambling, how gambling affects families, plus more: get up to date with research
The Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation summarises key pieces of research from the gambling field in April 2016.
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Convergence of online gaming and gambling – emerging issues
Download research fellow and clinical psychchologist Daniel King's presentation on links between gaming and gambling and defining predatory monetisation schemes. -
Live betting – a better way to watch sport?
With corporate bookmakers finding a loophole in the law that prohibits online live betting, the Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation has outlined the potential harm and questioned customer demand in a submission to the Australian government.
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Fact sheet 2: Particpation
This fact sheet outlines gambling participation in Victoria, the popularity of different gambling products, and popular products by gender. -
Review of the Foundation’s Love the Game Sporting Club Program
In 2014 the Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation launched our Love the Game Sporting Club Program in response to community concern about the convergence of sport and gambling. The program was designed to shift our focus away from gambling and back to the love of sport. It aimed to highlight gambling and sports betting as a community issue and inform people about the risks of gambling harm.
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Fact sheet 1: A conceptual framework of gambling harm
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.