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  • The Victorian gambling study – A longitudinal study of gambling and public health: wave three findings

    PDF — 1.3 MB — 3 December 2012
    The Victorian Gambling Study is a longitudinal research study on gambling and health in Victoria. This third report from the study presents findings from the 4158 participants who completed three waves of data collection between 2008 and 2011.
  • A study of gambling in Victoria – problem gambling from a public health perspective

    PDF — 4.5 MB — 1 September 2009
    This study is Victoria's first epidemiological study investigating problem gambling and health. Finding from the study are based on a representative sample of 15,000 Victorians who were asked a series of questions in relation to gambling and health.
  • ABA consultation supports restrictions on credit cards for gambling

    News — 24 December 2020
    ABA, Australian Banking Association, credit card, ban, restriction
  • Gambling advertising – trying to re-route the train

    Inside gambling — 12 July 2017
    Federal government reforms to gambling advertising will help reduce exposure of young people to gambling, but the normalisation of gambling in sport is well under way and more will be needed to counter the competitive online bookmaker market.
  • Submissions to the Royal Commission into the Casino Operator and Licence

    PDF — 2.1 MB — 7 June 2021
    The Foundation has made three submission to the Royal Commission into the Casino Operator and Licence. The Foundation recommends that the current regulatory framework relating to the negative effects of gambling should be amended to reflect the contemporary understanding of the harms associated with gambling, and place responsibility on Crown to reduce gambling harm. Click 'view details' to all submissions.
  • Gaming venues

    Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation
    Victorian gaming venues need to meet a number of legislative and responsible gambling requirements. These pages contain important information for Victorian gaming venues and point you in the right direction for further information.
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  • Mitigating harm as the gambling landscape changes

    News — 11 June 2020
    For many families and communities around the globe, 2020 has been an extraordinarily challenging year. Here in Victoria, even as the embers of a devasting bushfire season died,...
  • Transitioning into and out of low- and moderate-risk gambling: predictors and profiles

    PDF — 1.3 MB — 27 March 2020
    This study investigated the characteristics of people who transition into, and out of, low- and moderate-risk gambling.
  • Gambling and the workplace

    PDF — 1.4 MB — 6 May 2014
    This discussion paper explores the effects gambling can have on the workplace and considers the role employers can play to help prevent problem gambling and promote responsible gambling.
    Cover of the Gambling and the workplace discussion paper
  • Why doing nothing about sports betting marketing is taking a gamble with our kids

    Inside gambling — 26 October 2016
    A research team from Deakin University led by Associate Professor Samantha Thomas calls for changes to the regulation of gambling advertising following studies into children’s recall of gambling ads and gambling sponsorship in Australian sport.
  • Betfair v Western Australia

    News — 27 March 2008
    The 2008 High Court decision of Betfair Pty Limited v Western Australia had major implications for how sports betting is conducted in Australia.
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  • The State of Victoria v Sportsbet Pty Ltd

    News — 12 October 2012
    Sportsbet, a bookmaker licensed in the Northern Territory, installed a device known as a betbox at the Eureka Stockade Hotel in East Ballarat, Victoria.
  • Gambling and homelessness among older people: an exploratory study

    PDF — 921.6 KB — 16 July 2021
    This exploratory study reviews existing research literature, and undertakes a qualitative empirical investigation of gambling and homelessness among older people (aged 50+ years) in Victoria, Australia.
  • 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 — 21 May 2024
    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.
  • Submission to the Royal Commission on Family Violence

    PDF — 107.1 KB — 29 May 2015
    On 29 May 2015, the Foundation made a submission to the Royal Commission into Family Violence that provided information and arguments based on first-hand accounts and research that confirms an association between family violence and problem gambling. The association does not confirm any causal relationships between the two, but it is clear from international studies and emerging evidence in Australian studies that there is a higher than usual presence of problem gambling in families where violence is present.
  • Feedback

    Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation
    The Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation welcomes feedback about its services.
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  • Resolving gambling problems without professional help: the road most travelled but least mapped

    News — 12 April 2016
    A new study from the Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation explores the experiences of people who resolve their gambling problems informally, usually with the support of family and friends.
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  • What has Victoria got to teach us about responsible gambling?

    Inside gambling — 14 October 2015
    Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation CEO Serge Sardo reflects on the speed at which the gambling environment is changing and how evidence for action and regulation are lagging behind, and asks what can we do to prevent harm, particularly for youth?
  • Responsible service of gaming (RSG) training

    Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation
    Responsible Service of Gaming (RSG) training is mandatory for Victorian gaming venue staff. The training will equip gaming venue staff with the knowledge and skills they need to ensure that gaming is provided responsibly.
    A young man pressing a button on a gaming machine.
  • Latest edition of the Australian Gambling Statistics

    News — 4 December 2019
    Australian Gambling Statistics, Gambling in Victoria
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