About Responsible Gambling
This Responsible Gambling website is for the community and the gambling industry.
It provides information on help services, self help strategies and tips for how you can stay in control of your gambling, educational resources and access to responsible gambling materials for the industry.
It is one of the many initiatives in the Queensland Responsible Gambling Strategy which aims to reduce the harmful impacts of problem gambling by:
• reducing the occurrence of problem gambling, and
• reducing the impacts of problem gambling on individuals and communities.
This website is managed by the Queensland Office of Gaming Regulation read more..
Gambling in Queensland
The Queensland Government is committed to achieving a balance between the social and economic benefits and costs of gambling.
To achieve this, the community, industry and government work together to address issues related to gambling and to foster an environment of responsible gambling.
The Queensland Office of Gaming Regulation is responsible for the development and implementation of policies and programs designed to achieve this balance.
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What is the government doing?
Preventing Gambling Problems
Community awareness campaigns have been introduced to reinforce responsible gambling strategies. This website provides information on how you can make sure the game doesn't play you, read more....
Providing Gambling Help Services
24-hour Gambling Help Line and confidential face-to-face help available around the state, read more...
Responsible Gambling Code of Practice
"...a proactive whole-of-industry approach to the promotion of best practice in the provision of responsible gambling." read more...
Research
"...dedicated funding from the Responsible Gambling Fund for research into gambling issues and responsible gambling." read more...
Responsible Gambling Advisory Committee
"...community, industry and Government representatives, committed to ensuring gambling is a safer activity." read more...
Queensland Responsible Gambling Strategy
"...identifies consumer protection, safe gambling environments, early intervention and prevention, and problem gambling services as the core foci of the Government’s strategy." read more...
Queensland Office of Gaming Regulation
"...contributes to the Government's vision for gambling in Queensland through best practice... evidence based policy development." read more...
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