Useful web resources
Sep 29, 2017 The quality of the games and experience for gambling online has come a long way over the years and they are extremely user friendly. Take a look at five types of online gambling that you can try out: Poker. Probably one of the most popular of all, online poker give you the opportunity to play poker with players from all over the world. There are many different types of online gambling, and the number of options has only increased in recent years as online gambling has become more popular. It is no wonder why online gambling platforms are so popular with punters — the convenience and ease of gambling online instead of visiting a casino or bookmakers are obvious.
Gambling Support Program
Provides a public health response to the risks and harms of gambling through community education, community grants, provision of services for people affected by gambling, policy development and research.
http://www.dhhs.tas.gov.au/gamblingKnow Your Odds
A website addressing gamblers’ misunderstandings about how commercial gambling works.
http://www.knowyourodds.net.auGambling Help Online
Information, resources, help and support
http://www.gamblinghelponline.org.auTasmanian Liquor and Gaming Commission
Tasmanian industry data
http://www.treasury.tas.gov.au/liquor-and-gaming/about-us/tasmanian-liquor-and-gaming-commissionAustralian Government Department of Social Services – Communities and Vulnerable People
Information on the Commonwealth Government’s responses to problem gambling in Australia.
https://www.dss.gov.au/communities-and-vulnerable-people/programmes-services/gamblingAustralian Government – Australian Institute of Family Studies – Australian Gambling Research Centre
Publications and resources for policy-makers, researchers and professionals in the gambling area.
https://aifs.gov.au/agrcVictorian Responsible Gambling Foundation
Research, resources
https://responsiblegambling.vic.gov.auReferences
Delfabbro, Paul, Anna Thomas, and Andrew Armstrong. “Observable Indicators and Behaviors for the Identification of Problem Gamblers in Venue Environments.”Journal of Behavioral Addictions 5.3 (2016): 419–428. PMC. Web. 5 June 2018.
McQuade, Anne and Gill, Peter. The role of loneliness and self-control in predicting problem gambling behaviour [online]. Gambling Research: Journal of the National Association for Gambling Studies (Australia), Vol. 24, No. 1, May 2012
Thomas, S. and Jackson, A. (2008). Report to beyondblue: Risk and Protective Factors, Depression and Comorbidities in Problem Gambling, Monash University and University of Melbourne; Department of Human Services (2009). Because mental health matters: Victorian Mental Health Reform Strategy 2009-19, Mental Health and Drugs Division, Department of Human Services, Melbourne.
Types Of Online Gambling
Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation – Gen Bet: Has Gambling Gatecrashed our Teens? 2017
Best Free Online Gambling Sites
Australian Productivity Commission (1999) Australian Gambling Industries, Report No.10, AusInfo, Canberra