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The Victorian gambling study: technical report - part three
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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Round 4 – Grants for Gambling Research Program
The following projects investigate sociology, cultural differences, mental health, product preferences and styles of play.
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Annual report 2021–2022
The Foundation's 2021–2022 annual report was tabled in the Victorian Parliament on Tuesday 20 December 2022.
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The Victorian Gambling Study: A longitudinal study of gambling and health in Victoria 2008–2012
The Victorian Gambling Study is a longitudinal research study on gambling and health in Victoria. This report outlines the final findings and analyses of the study including from the 3,686 participants who completed four waves of data collection between 2008 and 2012.
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Psychological treatments for problem gambling (PROGRESS) study final report
The study, one of the largest ever conducted examining treatments for problem gambling, also included a qualitative component examining the experiences of gamblers taking part in the study. The results in the report are based on 12 month follow up data. -
Recognition and responses to Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) in Gambler’s Help services: A qualitative study
Through interviews with 20 Gambler’s Help staff from Victoria and South Australia, this study explored the potential role gambling help services can play in the identification and response to clients who had either experienced or used violence in their intimate relationships. -
Development and evaluation of an online gambling self-directed program: effective integration into existing services
This research aimed to develop and evaluate a high quality online, self-directed program for gambling. The goal was to produce an online cognitive-behavioural program emulating the intensity and depth of a face-to-face cognitive-behavioural intervention from which more brief and targeted interventions could be developed. -
Socio-economic impacts of access to electronic gaming machines in Victoria: effects on demand and communities
This report examines the socio-economic impacts of accessibility to gaming machine gambling in Victorian communities and in disadvantaged communities in particular. -
Commission refuses application for additional 10 pokies at Valley Inn Hotel in Geelong
On 26 April 2022, the Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission refused an application by A.P.D. Group Pty Ltd to increase the number of pokies at the Valley Inn Hotel in Geelong from 29 to 39.
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Experiences and perceptions of gamblers using gambling, mental health and alcohol and other drug use online forums: A natural language processing approach
In this report, the researchers explored the experiences and perceptions of people who gamble, using online forums in Australia, the UK and the USA. -
Fact sheet 1: Study of gambling and health in Victoria Gambling problems in Victoria
The Victorian prevalence study 2014 is a telephone survey of 13,554 Victorian adults who were selected randomly from the general population. There were 12,551 surveys using landlines and 1003 using mobile telephones. The study aimed to explore gambling and problem gambling in the Victorian population. -
What is the impact of cashless gaming on gambling behaviour and harm?
Cashless gaming involves the use of non-cash gaming tokens for land-based gambling. This report reviews literature covering gambling research, consumer behaviour and cognitive psychology, to examine the possible effects of cashless gaming from a gambling harm-minimisation perspective. -
Elite athletes get behind Love the Game Challenge
A multi-code event in Point Cook marked the beginning of 2023's Love the Game month, with emerging Hawthorn star Mitch Lewis; Melbourne Rebels’ players Ray Nu'u, Max Johnson and Michaela Maunsell; Melbourne United’s Shea Ili; North Melbourne AFLW players Jenna Bruton and Jasmine Garner; and juniors from the Point Cook Bulldogs.
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Fact sheet 6: Online gambling
This fact sheet explains the growth of online gambling, measuring harm by risk category and lists various findings related to gambling harm. -
From adolescence to young adulthood: Associations between simulated and traditional gambling, and the role of parental factors
This study looks at whether simulated gambling can act as a gateway to traditional gambling among young people. It also explores how parents, other family members, and friends influence both simulated and traditional gambling behaviour. -
Complex treatment at the crossroads
The Alfred Mental Health and Gambling Harm Program’s clinical assessment team collaborates with services such as Gambler’s Help, offering short-term treatment and assessment of clients struggling with mental health and gambling harm co-morbidity.
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Round 7 – Grants for Gambling Research Program
The following projects investigate the changing gambling environment and aim to help us understand how changing environmental factors, including marketing, promotion, venue environments and new and emerging technologies, are changing gambling behaviours.
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Getting played: gaming as a gambling gateway during school holidays
With Australian children and adolescents conducting much of their schooling, socialising and gaming online through lockdown and now into the school holidays, supervising parents are being given a... -
Journeys through gambling: pathways to informal recovery
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.