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Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation, Victoria, …

WEBThe Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation is here to support people affected by gambling harm, including family and friends. We take a public health approach to our …

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Addressing gambling harm to affected others: a scoping …

WEBThe researchers conducted a scoping review of more than 80 studies addressing gambling harm experienced by affected others: family members, partners, friends, and colleagues …

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Problem Gambling Severity Index (PGSI)

WEBThe Problem Gambling Severity Index (PGSI) is the standardised measure of at risk behaviour in problem gambling. It is a tool based on research on the common signs and …

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Assessing gambling-related harm in Victoria: a public …

WEBThe study found that low and moderate-risk gamblers account for a majority of the aggregate years of health life lost in Victoria. In total: 15.24 per cent of years lost to …

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How gambling in Victoria is changing over time

WEBResearch suggests that fewer Victorians are gambling today than a decade ago, but the occurrence of problem gambling remains consistent. The Foundation-funded Victorian …

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Types of harm from gambling

WEBThe three main types of criminal activity connected with gambling harm are crimes of negligence such as child neglect (for example, leaving children unattended in venue car …

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Increasing money management skills in First Nations …

WEBIncreasing money management skills in First Nations communities. 16 May 2024. Victorian Aboriginal Health Service Financial Counsellor Chantelle McGuinness. …

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Counselling techniques

WEBMotivational interviewing is a technique designed to: Enable you to talk with a client about gambling without confronting them and making them defensive. Discuss gambling …

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Gambling harm experienced by children of parents who …

WEBThis study seeks to better understand the harm experienced by children that can be attributed to their parents’ gambling. Through surveys and interviews, adult respondents …

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Gambling with their future: teenage gamers and pathways to …

WEBThe research drew on data from Growing Up in Australia: The Longitudinal Study of Children in Australia (LSAC), a groundbreaking study which has tracked the …

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The social cost of gambling to Victoria

WEBIt was found that when low-risk and moderate-risk categories were included, the cost of gambling in Victoria in 2014-15 totalled $7 billion, as compared to a previous figure of …

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Effects of gambling

WEBIn our 2018 community attitudes survey, we asked people about the negative effects from their own gambling. The five most common consequences were: reduced spending …

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Bingo: harmless fun or cause for concern

WEBBy 2014, participation had dropped dramatically to less than three per cent. Commonly associated with community and aged care centres, bingo is usually seen as …

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People with intellectual disability and their lived experiences of …

WEBPeople with an intellectual disability can conceptualise the risk and benefits of gambling. However, they may not perceive that they are personally at risk of gambling harm. This …

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BACKGROUND PAPER

WEBBACKGROUND PAPER USING A PUBLIC HEALTH APPROACH IN THE PREVENTION OF GAMBLING-RELATED HARM 5 Preventing problem gambling and related harm, …

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Report The determinants of gambling normalisation

WEBEight adolescents under 18 reported some degree of harm associated with gambling (scores of at least a 1 on the PGSI), one (2.9%) scored as a low risk gambler, three …

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Latest edition of Australian Gambling Statistics

WEBNotable findings were: total gambling expenditure in Australia increased from $21.243 billion in 2019–2020 to $24.039 billion in 2020–2021 (13.2 per cent increase) …

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