Nsw responsible gambling awareness week 2018

Whatever your limits are, it's a great time to keep them in mind

Deputy Premier of NSW Minister for Justice and Police MEDIA ALERT Monday, 23 May 2016 FAMILY AND FRIENDS THE FOCUS OF RESPONSIBLE GAMBLING AWARENESS WEEK 2016 Responsible Gambling Awareness Week 2016 is on this week with a theme focused on taking the stigma out of problem gambling for those who seek help from friends and family. Everyone is encouraged to take part in GambleAware Week. It can be as simple as sharing GambleAware Week messages on your social media or displaying posters in your business or community hubs. Or, why not host a Checkmate Trivia event. It has been designed to be played as a virtual event so everyone can play! Deputy Premier of NSW Minister for Justice and Police MEDIA ALERT Monday, 23 May 2016 FAMILY AND FRIENDS THE FOCUS OF RESPONSIBLE GAMBLING AWARENESS WEEK 2016 Responsible Gambling Awareness Week 2016 is on this week with a theme focused on taking the stigma out of problem gambling for those who seek help from friends and family.

Responsible Gambling Awareness Week (RGAW) is taking place this week, running from 23-29 October in NSW. Held during the break between the footy grand finals and Melbourne Cup, RGAW aims to get people to take a moment and think about their gambling.

During RGAW, young people are being invited to learn about the need to keep their limits in mind when having a bet through a series of social media ads and video content.

Gambling Help services will also be running community-based events such as barbecues, morning teas, meetings and forums to raise awareness of the need to gamble responsibly.

Responsible Gambling Awareness Week offers a chance to spread the word about responsible gambling behaviour and also let people know how they can get support if they feel their gambling is becoming a problem.

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Gambling Help NSW is funded by the Responsible Gambling Fund, which supports initiatives that support responsible gambling and prevent and minimise the risk of problem gambling related harm in the community.

To learn more and find out if there is an RGAW event happening near you, visit the Gambling Help website.

© Provided by The Guardian Photograph: Ryan Pierse – CA/Cricket Australia/Getty Images

Gambling advertisements have been banned from stadiums hosting Big Bash League matches, as New South Wales attempts to address the normalisation of sports betting and raise awareness of gambling harms.

This week the NSW Office of Responsible Gambling announced a two-year partnership with Cricket NSW that will stop betting firms promoting their services at any cricket ground.

There is already a broadcast arrangement on free-to-air TV which bans wagering advertising and promotion during and within 30 minutes of matches, but the new deal is the first to address in-ground betting promotion.

© Photograph: Ryan Pierse – CA/Cricket Australia/Getty Images Cricket NSW and the NSW Office of Responsible Gambling have announced an agreement to ban gambling ads at BBL matches.

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The “GambleAware” partnership aims to promote a more family-friendly experience at matches involving NSW BBL and WBBL teams – Sydney Thunder and Sixers – and the NSW Blues and Breakers.

“We recognise the impact that constant sports betting advertising can have on young people and their families – particularly young men,” Cricket NSW chief executive Lee Germon said.

“The idea that kids are led to believe gambling is a normal part of sport is a real concern, so this is a step in the right direction that we’re proud to be taking.”

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Sports organisations are regularly criticised for taking money from gambling companies.

Last year Cricket Australia rejected a sponsorship offer from an unnamed gambling company because, according to the organisation’s then-chief executive Kevin Roberts, the BBL was “fun, family entertainment”.

But CA still lists global betting giant Bet365 as one of its major corporate partners.

John Dalzell, chair of the Responsible Gambling Fund, said the initiative would provide a safer environment in which families could enjoy cricket.

“Young people are under immense pressure to fit in and are more likely to take up gambling if they consider it to be a normal part of sport and they assume that everyone’s doing it,” Dalzell said.

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“Having matches free of gambling advertising means families can reclaim the game and go back to enjoying sport without the concern that children are being constantly exposed to sports betting promotions.

“It will remove the assumption that gambling is a normal part of cricket and it will refocus attention back on the game and the players – the way it should be.”