{"id":777033394,"date":"2025-10-21T08:06:04","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T11:06:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777033394"},"modified":"2026-04-21T18:00:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T21:00:19","slug":"the-media-lab-health-nz-and-asian-family-services-join-to-tackle-gambling-harm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/the-media-lab-health-nz-and-asian-family-services-join-to-tackle-gambling-harm","title":{"rendered":"The Media Lab, Health NZ and Asian Family Services launch campaign on gambling harm"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The initiative aims to encourage open dialogue within families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

New Zealand.- The Media\u202fLab has launched a campaign with Health NZ<\/strong> and Asian Family Services<\/strong> to tackle gambling stigma in Asian communities. Titled \u201cThey bet on you staying silent,\u201d the campaign seeks to challenge stigma and encourage open dialogue within families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The campaign aims to spark conversations around the dining table, warning that over 70,000 Asian New Zealanders<\/strong> are affected and have a 9.5 times higher risk of severe harm than the national average. The Media Lab used food to carry the message because \u201cacross Asian communities, meals are more than sustenance, they\u2019re social rituals, emotional anchors and trusted spaces for storytelling,\u201d said co-founder Antony Young<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Planning director Gabrielle Wong<\/strong> said the approach was designed to feel \u201corganic and respectful\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kelly Feng<\/strong>, Asian Family Services\u2019 chief executive, said: \u201cOur message is clear: break the silence \u2013 no one should have to struggle alone or in silence. By raising awareness, we aim to break down these barriers and foster timely access to support.\u201d
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\n\t\t\t\t\tSee also:<\/span> Australian problem gambling rates rise, study finds<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The initiative aims to encourage open dialogue within families.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":226,"featured_media":777033397,"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 Media Lab, Health NZ, and Asian Family Services have launched a campaign in New Zealand to address gambling stigma within Asian communities. Titled \"They bet on you staying silent,\" the initiative aims to foster open dialogue and improve access to support, highlighting the disproportionately high risk of severe gambling harm among Asian New Zealanders. This campaign underscores the evolving landscape of responsible gambling frameworks and culturally sensitive outreach requirements.","focusai_entities":"The Media Lab, Health NZ, Asian Family Services, Antony Young, Gabrielle Wong, Kelly Feng","focusai_location":"New Zealand, Australia","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (0.9), operator_casino (0.9), affiliate_publisher (0.7), product_ux (0.7), marketing_crm (0.8), investor_analyst (0.9), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (1.0)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Regulatory Compliance Impact","query":"How might this campaign influence the New Zealand Gambling Commission's future responsible gambling policy or B2C licensing conditions for iGaming operators, particularly regarding culturally specific outreach?"},{"label":"Operator ESG Strategy","query":"What specific adaptations should iGaming operators consider for their responsible gambling frameworks and marketing strategies to address culturally specific harms identified by this initiative, enhancing their ESG profile?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[16336,23876],"tags":[229],"class_list":["post-777033394","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\/777033394","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\/226"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777033394"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777033394\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777033413,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777033394\/revisions\/777033413"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/777033397"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777033394"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777033394"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777033394"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}