Research

Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation

The Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation  aims to support all Victorians affected by gambling, and make a valuable contribution to global knowledge on gambling and problem gambling.

The foundation has developed a research agenda in consultation with local and international researchers and organisations, identifying six priority themes for new and ongoing research activities.

• Changing gambling environments
• Stigma
• Gambling-related harm
• Responsible gambling and gambling consumption
• Treatment and recovery
• Co-morbidities

Gambling Research Australia

Gambling Research Australia  is a partnership between the Commonwealth, State and Territory governments to initiate and manage a national gambling research program structured around the following five research priority areas:

• Helping individuals set their limits including access to cash and pre-commitment
• Responsible gambling environments
• Gaming machine standards-developing better consumer protection
• A preventative and early intervention strategy targeted at those at risk of problem gambling
• Development of harm minimisation measures for interactive gambling

Australian Gambling Statistics

The Australian Gambling Statistics  publication is a comprehensive set of statistics that covers the entire range of legalised Australian gambling products.

The publication consists of statistics on turnover, expenditure and government revenue from gambling activities conducted in the Australian states and territories.

The Queensland Government Statistician compiles the statistics annually in cooperation with all Australian state and territory governments.

Victorian Casino and Gaming Authority (historic)

The following reports were developed prior to May 2000 by our predecessor, the Victorian Casino and Gaming Authority. The research discusses the social impacts of gambling.

• Australian gambling comparative history and analysis (PDF, 1003.85 KB) 
• The economic impact of gambling (PDF, 528.77 KB) 
• Hotel and club industry gaming impact study (PDF, 3.63 MB)
• The impact of gaming and crime statistics (PDF, 691.72 KB) 
• The impact of gaming on specific cultural groups (PDF, 757.82 KB)
• The impact of the expansion of gaming on the tourism, entertainment and leisure industries (PDF, 736.02 KB) 
• Longitudinal community impact study 1999 report volume 1 (PDF, 712.9 KB) 
• Longitudinal community impact study 1999 report volume 2 (PDF, 3.54 MB)
• Longitudinal examination of perceptions and their relationship with actual findings (PDF, 301.09 KB)
• Seventh survey of community gambling patterns and perceptions (PDF, 834.98 KB) 
• Sixth survey of community gambling patterns and perceptions (PDF, 737.3 KB) 

VGCCC submissions

At times, we make submissions to inquiries into matters relating to the regulation of gambling. Public submissions are available for download here.

VCEC Inquiry into the Social and Economic Costs of Problem Gambling

Download our submission (PDF, 1.65 MB) (10 September 2012) to the Victorian Competition and Efficiency Commission Inquiry into the Social and Economic Costs of Problem Gambling.