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More information
Further information related to this fact sheet:
Gambling.
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Related information on Better Health Channel
Gambling - advice for family and friends.
Gambling - do you have a problem?.
Gambling - financial issues.
Gambling - how to change your habits.
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Related information on other websites
Services - Support Services For Problem Gambling.
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LiFe:Suicide Prevention in Australia.
Australian Gaming Council.
Council of Gambler's Help Services.
WIRE Women’s Information.
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Support groups
Gamblers Anonymous.
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References used for this fact sheet
- What is problem gambling? [online], Gambler’s Help Problem Gambling Service, Victoria. More information here.
- Gambler’s Help information sheet 2: What is gambling? [brochure], Gambler’s Help Problem Gambling Service, Victoria.
- You can control your gambling [online], Gambler’s Help Problem Gambling Service, Victoria. More information here.
- Australia’s Gambling Industries [online], Productivity Commission, Australia. More information here.
- The Pokies: Before you press the button, know the facts [online], Victoria’s Problem Gambling Strategy, Victorian Government, Australia. More information here.
- ‘Gambling in Australia’ [online], Year Book Australia – special article, Australian Bureau of Statistics, Australian Government, Canberra. More information here.
- 2003 Victorian Longitudinal Community Attitudes Survey [online], Report prepared for the Gambling Research Panel by the Centre for Gaming Research, Australian National University, Canberra. More information here.
- Problem Gambling Resource Kit: A guide for health and welfare workers who encounter problem gambling issues (2007), Victoria’s Problem Gambling Strategy, State Government of Victoria, Melbourne. More information here.
- Fact sheet – Gambling expenditure (June 2007) [online], Australian Gaming Council. More information here.
- Opening doors to women [online], WIRE Women’s Information for Department of Justice, Victorian Government. More information here.
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Last updated: September 2008
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