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Banks need to hear personal stories of gambling harm
Gambler’s Help financial counsellors in the Financial and Consumer Rights Council’s Gambling Issues Working Group are aiming to reduce stigma and effect cultural change in banks through sharing stories of their own, and their clients’, interactions with banks.
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Postcard from Washington DC
Keith Whyte, executive director of the National Council on Problem Gambling in the US, describes the expansion of legalised sports betting as one of the country’s biggest gambling issues.
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Sport and gambling – loving the odds more than the game?
To kick off Responsible Gambling Awareness Week 2015, a panel of eight prominent Victorians discussed the proliferation of gambling advertising and its consequences for sports fans of all ages.
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Supporting people with gambling problems to seek help and recover: guidelines for the public
This report describes first aid guidelines developed for the public to use in supporting members of the public who are experiencing gambling related harm. These guidelines will be a valuable resource for gambling service providers, community educators and the public. -
Assessing gambling-related harm in Victoria: a public health perspective
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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Addressing problem gambling harm: working with families and friends
This discussion paper considers the impact of gambling harm on family members, friends and significant others. It provides a context for addressing their needs so that better outcomes are possible for the individual who gambles and for the 'affected others' in their life.
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Commission grants application for additional 15 pokies at Darebin RSL
On 13, 20 and 27 April 2018, the Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation heard an application from Darebin RSL Sub-Branch Inc to increase the number of pokies at the Darebin RSL from 65 to 80.
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VCAT refuses application for additional pokies at Glenroy RSL
On 18 April 2019, the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) upheld a decision by Moreland City Council to refuse to amend a planning permit condition to allow an additional 10 pokies to be installed at the Glenroy RSL premises.
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Seeking help for gambling problems
This discussion paper provides an overview of research relating to help seeking for, and recovery from, problem gambling, as well as research on the types of help that are available and their effectiveness.
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Risk factors for problem gambling: environmental, geographic, social, cultural, demographic, socio-economic, family and household
This background paper is based on a review of literature on the risk factors for problem gambling, with a particular focus on prevalence studies conducted by various Australian states and territories. The review identifies evidence that demographic and socioeconomic risk factors, such as younger age, male gender and low socio-economic status are linked to problem gambling.
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Gambling in Aboriginal communities: national and international perspectives
Research from Australia and overseas shows that Aboriginal communities experience more harm from gambling than the general population, with socioeconomic disadvantage and discrimination significant contributing factors.
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Commission refuses application for new pokies venue at the Wellington at Botanical Gardens, White Hills
On 4 July 2017, the Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation heard an application from Bendigo Stadium Ltd to introduce 44 pokies at the Wellington at Botanical Gardens in the City of Greater Bendigo.
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New projects to prevent gambling harm across the state
Fourteen local harm prevention projects are about to kick off in regional and metro Victoria, including addressing gambling issues in refugee communities in Bendigo and challenging pokies as the default social activity for older people.
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Gambling problems, risk factors, and implications in Australian veterans
Utilising responses from over 3500 transitioned Australian Defence Force (ADF) members, this is believed to be the first comprehensive study of gambling problems in recently transitioned veterans in Australia. -
What we don't know about Vietnamese-Australian women's experience of gambling harm
Victoria University student Hai Doan is researching the harm caused to Vietnamese-Australian women by the gambling of loved ones, as part of a student placement with the Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation.
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Social influences on gamblers by risk group: An egocentric social network analysis
The research aimed to map the social networks of low- and moderate-risk gamblers, in terms of their gambling and other potentially risky behaviours, such as alcohol consumption. It sought to understand whether the social networks of low-risk and moderate-risk gamblers differ to those of non-gamblers, non-problem gamblers and problem gamblers. -
Commission refuses application for new pokies venue at Commercial Hotel, South Morang
On 8 December 2016, the Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation refused an application by Australian Leisure and Hospitality Group Pty Ltd to introduce 40 pokies at the Commercial Hotel in the City of Whittlesea.
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