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In a small Victorian town, something very big is happening
The start of Victorian Responsible Gambling Awareness Week saw the start of a new era for newsagents, racing clubs, pubs and other gambling providers in the Swan Hill region.
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Fact sheet 2: Categories for risk of gambling harm
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. -
Personal insolvencies and the availability of neighbourhood gaming venues
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. -
People with intellectual disability and their lived experiences of gambling
Through one-on-one interviews with people with an intellectual disability, and focus groups with supporters of people with an intellectual disability, this study aims to broaden the understanding of the risks gambling may have on someone with an intellectual disability. -
Be Ahead of the Game School Education Program
Drawing on the latest research into gambling, the Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation's school education program is a free prevention initiative that supports secondary school communities to help students navigate the new gambling landscape and avoid harm from gambling.
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How to stop gambling: The 6 stages of change
Video transcript for How To Stop Gambling: The 6 Stages Of Change -
Geelong Cats kick off partnership to promote responsible gambling
The Geelong Cats will sign a new partnership deal to highlight responsible gambling as an opener to Responsible Gambling Awareness Week. -
Fight for you wins Media Campaign of the Year
The powerful Fight for you 100 Day Challenge campaign created by McCann Melbourne for the Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation has won Media Campaign of the Year in the 2013 AdNews Awards. -
Lived experience of help-seeking in the presence of gambling related harms and coexisting mental health conditions
This project aimed to address two gaps in our understanding. Currently there are no evidence-based frameworks or guidance for engaging individuals with a lived experience of gambling harm in gambling harm prevention activities. Additionally, no studies have examined the help-seeking experiences of individuals who present to services with both gambling-related harms and other mental health conditions. -
Gambling problems among Australian military personnel after deployment: analyses of the Middle East Area of Operations (MEAO) Prospective Health Study
This project evaluated the frequency of gambling problems, and resultant mental health, wellbeing and psychosocial implications, in Australian Defence Force (ADF) military personnel. -
A brief intervention to support gamblers to stick to their limits in EGM venues: an exploratory study
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. -
Problem gambling vulnerability: the interaction between access, individual cognitions & group beliefs/ preferences
This report tests the link between access, individual and group beliefs and preferences to determine problem gambling vulnerability. -
Fact sheet 4: distribution of harm
This fact sheet explores the distribution of harm at a population level by aggregating the effects of harm among individuals. -
Make a game plan to help young people love the game
May is Love the Game month when the Foundation’s elite and community sporting partners unite and push back against the normalisation of sports betting among young people.
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Vic clubs renew vow to rid AFL of sports betting sponsorship
Victoria’s 10 AFL clubs and AFL Victoria have renewed their Love the Game (LTG) partnerships through to October 2024, by which time all will have been free of sports betting sponsorships for at least five years. -
Calling for volunteers to share experiences of gambling harm
If you or someone you know has experienced the harm that gambling can cause, you may like to share your personal experiences as a way to help others, reduce stigma and create positive change. -
Commission refuses application for new pokies venue at Officer Hotel
On 4 and 10 April 2018, the Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation will hear an application from Station Hotel Officer Pty Ltd to introduce 80 pokies at the Officer Hotel in the Shire of Cardinia.
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Sports heroes of tomorrow learn about life and leadership
A group of AFL Barwon sporting leaders have embraced the opportunity to meet and learn from Victoria’s most experienced professional athletes. The young footballers and netballers... -
OAM honour to Three sides of the coin director
Catherine Simmonds, the artistic director of Three sides of the coin, was awarded the Order of Australia (OAM) for services to the performing arts in the January 2020 honours list.
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