How to get involved
Gambling Harm Awareness Week is a time to talk about the effects of gambling and to help people make informed choices when they gamble. The VGCCC supports organisations with resources for use within their community.
Community supporter kit
The supporter kit contains resources to help you support Gambling Harm Awareness Week. It is designed for people or organisations to promote the initiative within their networks.
Industry supporter kit
The supporter kit contains industry-specific content to help gambling venue staff recognise signs of gambling harm, and how to intervene appropriately.
Digital assets
Download assets to promote the week and your event on your website, social media platforms or e-newsletters.
Posters and flyers (digital files)
These posters can be used throughout the year. They promote the adoption of protective behaviours and help people make informed choices about gambling.
Social media
A range of social media materials are available to download and promote on your channels. This is included in the digital assets download folder.
We encourage you to host an event or group activities for Gambling Harm Awareness Week. Below are some suggestions for events:
- Community information sessions with gambling harm experts, researchers or people with lived experience of gambling harm(opens in a new window).
- Health and wellbeing information sessions focusing on gambling harm
- For local councils and community organisations, encouraging secondary schools to support the initiative. Run a quiz or competition with students to come up with ideas for their own campaign about gambling harm.
- If you’re a sporting club, sign up to Love the game, not the odds.(opens in a new window)
Promoting your event on Facebook
You can post on your own Facebook page or ask other organisations to post your content.
We recommend that you create a Facebook event page to promote your event.
Visit Meta's help guide(opens in a new window) for more information on how to create events for your Facebook page.
Quick facts about gambling harm in Victoria
- Approximately 440,000 Victorians are either at risk of or already experience gambling harm.
- People most likely to experience gambling harm gamble on casino table games (36%), followed by sports (35%), bingo (32%) and poker machines (29%).
- Gambling harm affects young people at a higher rate than people over 65. A quarter of those aged 18 to 24 years who gamble experience harm.
- Almost a third of Victorian adults who use poker machines experience at least one harm from their gambling. One in five experience significant gambling issues.
- Common signs of gambling-related harm include:
- stress
- irritability
- trouble sleeping or concentrating
- drinking or smoking more than usual
- not spending as much time with family or friends
- frequently borrowing money
- irregular periods of having lots of cash and no cash
- an intense interest in sporting odds
- using multiple betting apps.
Source: Victorian population gambling and health study (2023)
Many people experience negative effects from gambling. These can be things like stress, regret and guilt, no matter how much or how often they gamble. Negative effects can start off small and build up over time, causing distress in their lives.
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Thank you for your support of Gambling Harm Awareness Week.
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