{"id":30045,"date":"2022-05-23T05:08:59","date_gmt":"2022-05-23T08:08:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=30045"},"modified":"2026-04-23T08:30:59","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T11:30:59","slug":"victorian-responsible-gambling-foundation-launches-app","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/victorian-responsible-gambling-foundation-launches-app","title":{"rendered":"Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation launches app"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The app was funded by an AU$200,000 (US$142,000) investment from the government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Australia.-\u00a0<strong>The Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation<\/strong>\u00a0has announced the launch of a new app to tackle gambling harm. The Reset App is said to offer people insight into why they gamble and provide strategies for tracking and managing gambling behaviours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation said the app had been clinically tested to be used as an alternative to, or in combination with, traditional in-person counselling services. Users can set their own goals and work at their own pace through a series of interactive modules and activities. The app was funded by an AU$200,000 (US$142,000) investment from the government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister for gaming and liquor regulation <strong>Melissa Horne<\/strong>\u00a0said: \u201cWe understand the importance of minimising gambling harm and ensuring all Victorians have access to the help they need \u2013 this app is another way we\u2019re supporting people at risk of problematic gambling behaviour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Reset app provides a great alternative to traditional counselling methods, removing barriers such as stigma that can prevent people from seeking help.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation CEO <strong>Shane Lucas<\/strong>\u00a0added: \u201cThe Reset app is an important addition to our suite of gambling harm treatment and support options and uses evidence-based best practice to mirror the experience of, or interventions used in, a counselling setting.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A month ago, the&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/calls-for-restrictions-as-slot-losses-hit-new-record-in-victoria\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Alliance for Gambling Reform<\/a>&nbsp;had called for the introduction of harm reduction measures in Victoria after players lost nearly&nbsp;<strong>AU$1bn<\/strong>&nbsp;on slots in the past four months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tim Costello<\/strong>, chief advocate for the alliance, had said: \u201cIt\u2019s staggering that the Victorian Labor Government continues to allow this predatory industry to operate with such reckless disregard for our wellbeing when it is causing so much harm to communities across the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMany of the LGAs with the highest losses are also some of the most stressed communities. It\u2019s clear that the industry\u2019s business model is built upon exploiting the most vulnerable among us to inflate their profits.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A report by<strong>&nbsp;the Nielsen institute<\/strong>&nbsp;also revealed that&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/new-study-reveals-increase-in-gambling-ads-on-victorian-tv\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">gambling ads shown on TV<\/a>&nbsp;in the state of Victoria have increased by 253 per cent since 2016. An average of 948 gambling ads were broadcast daily on free-to-air TV in Victoria in 2021.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The app was funded by an AU$200,000 (US$142,000) investment from the government.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":11180,"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 Responsible Gambling Foundation has launched the \"Reset App,\" a government-funded, clinically tested digital tool designed to help individuals manage gambling behaviours and reduce harm, offering an alternative or complement to traditional counselling. This initiative follows calls for stricter harm reduction measures by the Alliance for Gambling Reform, citing nearly AU$1bn in slot losses and a 253% increase in gambling advertising in Victoria since 2016, underscoring escalating regulatory scrutiny on the iGaming sector.","focusai_entities":"Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation, Melissa Horne, Shane Lucas, Alliance for Gambling Reform, Tim Costello, Nielsen institute, Victorian Labor Government","focusai_location":"Australia, Victoria","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (0.95), operator_casino (0.9), affiliate_publisher (0.85), product_ux (0.7), marketing_crm (0.9), investor_analyst (0.9), supplier_vendor (0.8), journalist_researcher (1.0)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Regulatory Impact on Advertising?","query":"What specific regulatory changes might follow the increased scrutiny on gambling advertising and harm reduction initiatives in Victoria, and how will this affect operator marketing spend and channel strategy?"},{"label":"App Efficacy & Policy?","query":"How will the Reset App's adoption rate and clinical efficacy be measured, and what impact could successful outcomes have on future responsible gambling policy and operator obligations in Australia?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[16336,23876],"tags":[229],"class_list":["post-30045","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-australasia-news","category-social-news","tag-gambling"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30045","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/176"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30045"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30045\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30058,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30045\/revisions\/30058"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11180"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30045"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30045"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30045"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}