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Responsible Gambling | Section E: Taking the problem out of problem gambling
Consumer Affairs Victoria | consumer.vic.gov.au
Exercise 2 – A Study of Gambling in Victoria
The table in this exercise comes from the largest ever study on gambling undertaken in Victoria.
The 2009 research investigated the prevalence and distribution of problem gambling in Victoria,
along with the various factors associated with increased risk for problem gambling.
Lotto, Powerball, or the Pools
Buying tickets in raf es, sweeps,
plus other competitions
Poker machines or electronic gaming machines
Betting on horse or harness racing or
greyhounds - excluding sweeps
Scratch tickets
Betting on table games like blackjack,
roulette and poker
Betting on sports and event results - like on football or
other events like TV show results
Informal private betting - like playing cards at home
Competitions where you enter by phone or
leave an SMS to be in a prize draw
Speculative investments like day trading
in stocks and shares
Keno
Bingo
Other gambling activity
1.87
1.49
1.43
7.43
6.53
5.57
4.94
9.65
4.21
2.17
2.66
2.03
0.75
3.44
0.063
0
12.02
13.32
17.23
22.84
20.15
20.98
48.45
46.6
39.67
45.96
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
% Participation by Victorian adults
% Males
% Females
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