About us
The Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation is a statutory authority created by the Victorian Parliament to address the challenge of gambling harm in the Victorian community.
We work with partners and communities to inform people about the risks of gambling, and to provide support to those who need it, including people affected by someone else’s gambling.
Reducing harm
We fund and work closely with organisations across Victoria to provide free and confidential Gambler’s Help services to people experiencing harm from their own or someone else’s gambling.
We take a public health approach to our work, which means we focus on prevention, early intervention and support for those who are particularly vulnerable to gambling harm as well as those living in regional and rural communities.
For professionals
Our professional development centre offers learning and development opportunities for Gambler's Help staff and professionals in related sectors. We provide information and resources to help health and welfare professionals identify people experiencing harm from their own, or a significant other's, gambling and more effectively respond to their needs.
Research
The main aim of our research program is to build our understanding of gambling harm. Each year the Foundation identifies new areas of gambling to research and in addition to awarding research grants, we commission major research projects so that we can learn more about how gambling affects our community.
Resources
We provide information to community groups, local government and the public about gambling and its regulation in Victoria.
We also support Victorians to participate in regulatory and other processes relating to gambling, including licensing and planning processes associated with electronic gaming machines.

Harm from gambling starts earlier than you think

[Opens on a woman sitting at a poker machine in a busy pub.]

Pokies patron: I play the pokies a fair bit, but it’s not like it’s a habit.

Super: Yet

[Cut to a guy in the TAB in front of a bank of TVs showing different sports.]

TAB guy: I don’t always stick to my limits, but it’s not an issue.

Super: Yet

[Cut to a guy in an office cubicle. He is holding his phone and there’s a gambling app on the screen.]

Worker: I just do it to break up the day. Doesn’t affect my work.

Super: Yet

[Cut to a woman unpacking the groceries at home.]

Woman: Money’s a bit tight some weeks, but it’s not like I’ve lost control.

Super: Yet

[Cut to a wide shot of the woman’s home as she continues to unpack the groceries. The footage blurs, and a super appears over the top.]

Voice over: Harm from gambling starts earlier than you think.

Voice over: Learn the signs. Visit betcheck.vic.gov.au

Super: betcheck.vic.gov.au

Voice over: Authorised by the Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation, Melbourne.

Spoken by M. Hedt, E. Bix, G. Yuen, V. Porcaro and T. Sullivan.

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