Getting Help

Help for harmful gambling

Gambler’s Help – 1800 858 858 – 24/7 nationwide

For immediate telephone support and to make an appointment with a therapeutic counsellor, financial counsellor and for the Peer Connection Program. 

https://gamblershelp.com.au/

Peer Connection 

http://peerconnection.org.au/

pcintake@bchs.org.au

To speak with a peer support volunteer who has a personal experience of gambling harm and recovery.

Gambler’s Help onlinehttps://www.gamblinghelponline.org.au/ 

100 day challengehttps://www.100dc.com.au/ 

Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation (VRGF)  – https://responsiblegambling.vic.gov.au/ 

Gamblers Anonymous (GA)https://gaaustralia.org.au/get-in-touch/

Find a Gamblers Anonymous meeting in your State 

National Debt Helpline – 1800 007 007

Get involved – help reduce gambling harm

Alliance for Gambling Reformhttp://www.pokiesplayyou.org.au/ 

Respinhttps://www.nehc.org.au/our-work/respin/ 

A community education public speaking program for gambling harm.

Three Sides of the Coin – http://www.linkhc.org.au/community-partners/three-sides-of-the-coin/

Creative workshops for people affected by gambling. This group can also be hired for performance presentations.

Libraries After Dark

Watch – learn more about gambling harm 

Ka-ching! Pokie Nation http://kachingfilm.com/ 

A documentary about how the pokies work and can be highly addictive for some people.

You can’t ask that – https://www.abc.net.au/tv/programs/you-cant-ask-that/

Episode on gambling – Series 2, episode 10

Self Exclusion Programs:

Australian Hotels Association http://www.ahavic.com.au/self-exclusion 

Community Clubs Victoria (CCV): https://ccv.net.au/gambling/self-exclusion/

Casino self exclusionhttps://www.crownmelbourne.com.au/casino/responsible-gaming/support-centre/self-exclusion-program

TAB betcare – https://help.tab.com.au/s/article/Responsible-Wagering 1800 882 876

General

Lifeline – 13 11 14 or https://www.lifeline.org.au/ 

Beyond blue – 1300 22 4636 or https://www.beyondblue.org.au/

Suicide call back line – 1300 659 467 or  https://www.suicidecallbackservice.org.au/

Men’s line – 1300 78 99 78 or https://mensline.org.au/ 

Women’s Information and Referral Exchange – WIRE (Melbourne) – 1300 134 130 or https://www.wire.org.au/ 

Safe Steps (24/7 help for family violence) – 1800 015 188 or  https://www.safesteps.org.au/ 

The Orange Door (help for family violence)https://www.vic.gov.au/familyviolence/the-orange-door.html 

Drug and Alcohol

Directline  – 1800 888 236 or https://www.directline.org.au/

Family Drug Help – 1300 660 068 or http://www.sharc.org.au/family-drug-help/  

Alcoholics Anonymous – 1300 222 222 or https://aa.org.au/ 

Narcotics Anonymous – 1300 652 820 or https://www.na.org.au/multi/ 

Research (from the podcasts)

Dr Samantha Thomas – The influence of sports betting marketing on young males

The influence of marketing on the sports betting attitudes and consumption behaviours of young men: implications for harm reduction and prevention strategies http://dro.deakin.edu.au/eserv/DU:30092974/deans-influenceofmarketing-2017.pdf

Dr Charles Livingston – How electronic gambling machines (pokies) work

List of research: https://research.monash.edu/en/persons/charles-livingstone/publications/ 

https://aifs.gov.au/agrc/publications/how-electronic-gambling-machines-work

Dr Victoria Manning – Drugs, alcohol and gambling

https://www.turningpoint.org.au/about-us/people/victoria-manning

Dr Sophia Vasiliadis – Informal pathways (self-help) to recovery 

https://responsiblegambling.vic.gov.au/documents/70/Research-report-journeys-through-gambling.pdf

Gabi Byrne – Relapse prevention

www.freeyourselfprogam.com.au