Foundation prevention program officer Sally Gissing, photo: Paul Jeffers
Quick quiz
Your special subject is gambling and your time starts now
As we celebrate Responsible Gambling Awareness week 2015, pit your knowledge against our quizmaster from the foundation's Gambling Information Resource Office.
You will find the answers below.
Question 1
What is the minimum annual return to players required from poker machines under Victorian legislation?
a. 50 per cent (i.e. 50 per cent of money that goes in over a year is lost)
b. 75 per cent (i.e. 25 per cent of money that goes in over a year is lost)
c. 85 per cent (i.e. 15 per cent of money that goes in over a year is lost)
d. 90 per cent (i.e. 10 per cent of money that goes in over a year is lost)
Question 2
Which of the following corporate bookmakers did Tom Waterhouse sell his company to in August 2013?
a. CrownBet
b. Tabcorp
c. William Hill
d. Unibet
Question 3
Which of the following foreign companies operating in Australia is not from the United Kingdom?
a. Ladbrokes
b. William Hill
c. Bet365
d. Paddy Power
Question 4
What is the maximum ratio of poker machines to adults allowed in Victorian local government areas?
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a. 25 poker machines per 1000 adults
b. 10 poker machines per 1000 adults
c. six poker machines per 1000 adults
d. five poker machines per 1000 adults
Question 5
Which came first in Victoria, poker machines or Crown Casino? And when – 1990, 1992, 1994 or 1998?
Question 6
Under Victorian law, you must be able to self-exclude from gambling at venues, including Crown Casino. Once you have self-excluded, where will venue staff ask you to leave?
a. at all venues
b. at venues you have nominated
c. at gambling areas in venues you have nominated
Question 7
From December 2015, a free responsible gambling tool will be available for pokies players to use in Victorian venues. With the YourPlay tool, players can choose to:
a. set their own time limits on playing the pokies anywhere in Victoria
b. set their own spending limits on playing the pokies anywhere in Victoria
c. keep track of their spending on poker machines
d. all of the above
Question 8
Apart from at the casino, how many poker machines were operating in venues across Victoria at the end of 2014?
a. 15,505
b. 19,447
c. 26,274
d. 29,339
Question 9
There were 506 pokies venues operating in Victoria at 30 June 2015. How many staff training sessions in responsible gambling did foundation venue support workers conduct last year, and at how many venues?
a. 546 sessions at 328 venues
b. 793 sessions at 430 venues
c. 958 sessions at 499 venues
Question 10
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How many horseracing meetings were held in Victoria in 2013–14?
a. 890
b. 544
c. 522
d. 428
Question 11
How much money was lost by pokies players each week in 2014–15?
a. $43 million
b. $49 million
c. $52 million
d. $57 million
Question 12
At 1 September 2015, how many of the 79 Victorian local governments had specific policies or position statements on gambling?
a. 29
b. 35
c. 41
d. 48
Question 13
Which of the following sporting codes are legalised for gambling in Victoria?
a. Australian Football League
b. Badminton Australia
c. Bowls Australia
d. Netball Australia
e. Hockey Australia
Question 14
Approximately how many Victorian students participated in one of the foundation's schools program sessions in 2014–15?
a. over 2000
b. over 4000
c. over 6000
d. over 8000
Question 15
Foundation prevention program officer Sally Gissing, photo: Paul Jeffers
How many Victorian sporting clubs are participating in the foundation's sporting club program, Gambling's not a Game?
a. 70
b. 88
c. 105
d. 145
Answers
Question 1: (c) 85 per cent
Question 2: (c) William Hill
Question 3: (d) Paddy Power (Ireland)
Question 4: (b) 10 poker machines per 1000 adults
Question 5: poker machines 1992, Crown Casino1994
Question 6: (c) at gambling areas in venues you have nominated. Find out more about self-exclusion.
Question 7: (d) all of the above. Read more about the new scheme to help pokies players stay in control.
Question 8: (c) 26,274
Question 9: (b) 793 sessions at 430 venues. Read more about how the foundation is helping venues provide safer environments.
Question 10: (b) 554
Question 11: (b) An average of $49,460,116 was lost each week on poker machines.
Question 12: (b) 35. Find out more about local government policies and pokies in your local government area.
Question 13: (a), (c) and (d)
Question 14: over 8000. Find out more about the foundation's schools program.
Question 15: 145. Find out more about the foundation's Gambling's not a Game sporting clubs program.
Want to find out more?
The foundation's Gambling Information Resource Office provides information about gambling in Victoria and how it is regulated. It is a valuable resource for Victorians who may want to understand or participate in the regulation of gambling.
Contact Gambling Information Resource Office on:
Phone: 1300 260 019 (cost of a local call in Victoria)
Email: giro@responsiblegambling.vic.gov.au