{"id":16372,"date":"2021-03-30T15:41:29","date_gmt":"2021-03-30T15:41:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=16372"},"modified":"2026-04-23T20:44:59","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T23:44:59","slug":"victorian-government-to-study-gambling-behaviour-during-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/victorian-government-to-study-gambling-behaviour-during-covid-19","title":{"rendered":"Victorian government to study gambling behaviour during Covid-19"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Victorian government will invest AU$600,000 (US$460,000) to examine how the Covid-19 pandemic has on impacted on gambling behaviours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Australia.- The government of Vicotoria is going to invest AU$600,000 (US$460,000) through the <strong>Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation<\/strong> to <strong>examine the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on gambling<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The investment will cover research on the following themes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on gambling harms and support needs of families and friends of gamblers.<\/li><li>Economic insecurity and gambling behaviours in Victoria during the pandemic.<\/li><li>What Victorian gamblers did during the closure of land-based venues and whether substituted leisure activities reduce gambling urges and the risk of gambling harm.<\/li><li>The trajectories of people in the Sunraysia Aboriginal community.<\/li><li>The Influence of Covid-19 related stressors on gambling behaviour.<\/li><li>A prospective cohort study to assess Covid-19\u2019s effect on relationships between gambling availability, gambling behaviour, harm and social, psychological and financial wellbeing.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Shane Lucas, <strong>Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation CEO<\/strong>, said: &#8220;The most recent publicly available data shows <strong>online race and sports betting increased by 30 per cent compared to the same period the year before<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;It\u2019s critical we understand and learn from these changes in gambling behaviour.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are currently around<strong> 30,000 slot machines <\/strong>in Victoria, of which <em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/crown-melbourne-to-increase-capacity-as-covid-19-restrictions-ease\" target=\"_blank\">2,628 are allocated to Crown Melbourne.<\/a><\/em> Operations were shut down during Victoria\u2019s four-month lockdown last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A few weeks ago, Australia\u2019s four biggest <em><a href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/australian-banks-support-credit-card-ban-on-online-gambling\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">banks backed plans to ban credit card spending on online gambling<\/a><\/em> to help tackle problem gambling.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Victorian government will invest AU$600,000 (US$460,000) to examine how the Covid-19 pandemic has on impacted on gambling behaviours.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":16373,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"The Victorian government is investing AU$600,000 through the Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation to research the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on gambling behaviours, harms, and support needs. This initiative aims to understand shifts like increased online betting during land-based venue closures and the influence of economic insecurity and stressors on gambling patterns. 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