Mario Bird, photo: Paul Jeffers
Reaching out to young male gamblers
Mario Bird found gambling at 16 and says it was a match made in heaven. Now, after a hard-won recovery, he wants young men, in particular, to know what it can do to your life.
Welcome to the eighth edition of Inside gambling
The wide spectrum of harm from gambling
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
Gambling prevention projects help transform lives
Fourteen new community projects are about to kick off across Victoria, each taking a tailored approach to reducing and preventing gambling harm among local communities.
Researching gambling in the Sunraysia Aboriginal community
Aboriginal communities along the Murray know that, like the river, gambling can have positive effects and also bring devastation. New research is opening up conversations to help communities take the good while managing the harm from gambling.
When risk becomes harm: low-risk and moderate-risk gambling
A new paper looks at the harm experienced by people who don’t have severe gambling problems but are considered at risk of developing them – and what to do about it, given its wide impact on Victorians.
Looking at how people stick to limits in pokies venues
A new study will ask gaming venue customers across Victoria about their personal strategies to limit time and money spent on poker machines, to find out what works best and why.
‘What difference is another $20,000?’ Recognising financial harm
Keeping track of our spending is something many of us don’t do well. But when gambling is also in the mix, financial harm can fly under the radar. Gambler’s Help clients and counsellors say recognising it early can prevent bigger problems developing.
Gambling advertising – trying to re-route the train
Gambling advertising has been picking up momentum for a decade. While welcoming reforms to restrict advertising, Tony Phillips reflects on 10 years of gambling ads, and looks at the challenges ahead.