Responsible gambling - Consumer Affairs Victoria
Responsible gambling - Consumer Affairs Victoria
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CONTINUED<br />
E4<br />
How far should it go?<br />
Exercise 4 – Restricting <strong>gambling</strong><br />
Small group activity<br />
GAMBLER’S HELP LINE<br />
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<strong>Responsible</strong> Gambling | Section E: Taking the problem out of problem <strong>gambling</strong><br />
<strong>Consumer</strong> <strong>Affairs</strong> <strong>Victoria</strong> | consumer.vic.gov.au<br />
<strong>Responsible</strong> <strong>gambling</strong> measures are listed at http://www.justice.vic.gov.au >Gambling and<br />
Racing > <strong>Responsible</strong> Gambling. Some of these measures include:<br />
1. The Gambling Regulation Act 2003 requires that all permanent gaming venue staff complete<br />
an accredited training course on responsible <strong>gambling</strong> within six months of commencing<br />
their employment.<br />
2. All gaming machines must display the time of the day, either on the machine screen, or on a<br />
clock attached to the machine.<br />
3. Underage <strong>gambling</strong> is banned. Children are not allowed to play gaming machines under any<br />
circumstance or to be in areas where gaming machines are present.<br />
4. The removal of all ATM machines from gaming venues from July 2012<br />
5. The number of machines in each gaming venue, except the Melbourne casino, is limited to 105.<br />
6. 24-hour venues are not allowed in regional and rural areas<br />
7. 24-hour trading is prohibited for all venues, other than the Melbourne casino.<br />
8. A maximum bet limit of $5.<br />
a) From the measures listed above, select three of them. Complete the two tables below.<br />
Table 1 will contain the views of a key stakeholder, a gaming venue owner. Table 2 will<br />
contain the views of another key stakeholder, a concerned local resident. Both tables will<br />
refer to their views on the social/economic benefits and the social/economic costs of the<br />
measures selected.<br />
1800 858 858 www.problem<strong>gambling</strong>.vic.gov.au