Resources for anyone who is experiencing difficulties due to their own or someone else’s gambling or would like to learn more about how gambling can affect individuals and the community. Resources included in this webpage will increase awareness of gambling harm and the help services that are available.
Please note some of the resources contain depictions of gambling and descriptions of the negative consequence of gambling. Some people may find these triggering or distressing. Please contact Gambler’s Help on 1800 858 858 or Lifeline on 13 11 14 if immediate support is needed.
Support services
These services are free and confidential for anyone seeking gambling support and advice.
- Gambler’s Help 1800 858 858
- Gambler’s Help
- Gambler’s Help First Nations
- Gambler’s Help Youthline 1800 262 376
- Gambler’s Help Youth
- Gambling Help Online
- Gambler’s Anonymous
- Lifeline 13 11 14
- Lifeline
These apps are designed by professionals to support users in understanding, managing, and reducing their gambling.
Gamban – block access to gambling websites and apps worldwide. Download the app
GamBlock – helps gamblers avoid the dangers of unrestricted gambling. Download the app
Reset – understand and manage your gambling. Download the app
Resources
Self-exclusion is a free program where you ban yourself from gaming venues or online gambling. The below services can assist with self-exclusion.
- What is self-exclusion? Find out here
- Self-exclusion from hotels and gaming venues through the Australian Hotels Association, visit the website or call 9654 3491
- Self-exclusion from clubs through Community Clubs Victoria, visit the website or call 8851 4949
- Self-exclusion from TAB agencies, visit the website or call 1800 882 876
- Join the national self-exclusion register BetSTOP, visit the website
These resources provide a range of insights into gambling, gambling harm and the gambling industry. They are informed by research and personal lived experiences and can be accessed by following the links below.
- ‘Australia’s Gambling Crisis’ – A Current Affair. Watch here
- ‘Free Yourself Program’ – Gabriela Byrne. Purchase here
- ‘From Ruin to Recovery – Gamblers share their stories – Edited by Arnold Zabel. Read here
- Gambler’s Help YouTube channel
- ‘Gaming Machines: Myths and Facts’ – Gamble Aware NSW. Watch here
- ‘Gambling Therapy’ – Gordon Moody. Explore here
- ‘Gambling related suicides’ – SBS The Too Hard Basket. Listen here
- ‘How to Keep a Gambling Problem under Control over the Long Term’ – Medium. Read here
- ‘Inside gambling e-magazine’ – Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation. Read here
- Investigating Australia’s gambling addiction: 101 East Documentary – Al Jazeera English
- Ka-Ching! Pokie Nation. Watch here
- ‘My Gambling Addiction Ruined My Life’ – Minutes with LADbible. Watch here
- Not A Dollar More Podcast. Listen here
- ‘Our Gambling Harm Podcast’. Listen Here
- ‘Personal Stories’ – Gambler’s Help. Read here
- ‘Radio Play’ – Three Sides of the Coin. Watch here
- ‘Sports betting’ – The Long Haul. Listen here
- ‘Starting the conversation’ – Wathaurong Aboriginal Health Services. Watch here
- ‘Stop Gambling – A self-help manual for giving up gambling’ – Simon Milton. View here
- ‘The Fall and Rise of a Gambling Addict’ – TEDxTALKS.
- The casino games that you can’t win (social casino games) – ABC News
- The Gambler’s Fallacy – Wager Danger
- The Problem Gambling Podcast (Ireland). Listen here
- Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation YouTube channel
- ‘You can’t ask that: gambling’ – ABC iView.
- ‘You Me Mind Body blog’.
- Gambler’s Help – get help in your language
- ‘Gambling information in Arabic’ – Arabic Welfare
- ‘Gambling Harm Awareness for Communities from Afghanistan’ – Connect Community Health and South East Community Links
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