Online #gambling is a serious health & wellbeing issue for young Australian men. Men aged 18-34 made up 79% of new account holders, w/ the same group increasing their median monthly spend from $687 to $1,075. Alliance for Gambling Reform Tim Costello Kristian Silva abc.net.au/news/2020-10-1…

And it's not too late to join Australian Gambling Research Centre (AGRC) Manager @beckjenko tomorrow for this webinar, co-produced with Emerging Minds AU, on how to support families experiencing gambling-related harm: aifs.gov.au/cfca/webinars/…

ICYMI: During COVID the spending on gambling of every age group of men and women went down except for one: Young men aged 18–34 years. Last week we shared findings from our Gambling in Australia during COVID-19 report. Find out more: aifs.gov.au/agrc/publicati…

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Here's a little bit more about our latest research paper sharing the findings from the survey we ran over June and July this year: mailchi.mp/aifs/gambling-…

It's International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. Check out this study we did with ANROWS on the relationship between gambling and domestic violence against women.

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How often do Victorians gamble in a typical month? How much do they spend each year and what gambling-related problems did Victorians aged 18+ experience? Find out in our paper released today, which uses Wave 15 of HILDA data (collected in 2015). aifs.gov.au/agrc/publicati…

COVID-19 restrictions led to changes in the availability of gambling in Australia. AGRC’s Manager Dr Rebecca Jenkinson is among a panel of experts discussing what effect this had on the gambling environment at an online event hosted by Responsible Gambling (25 March): trybooking.com/events/landing…

Our #FamiliesinAustraliaSurvey closes this Wednesday and over 5,000 respondents from across Australia have already done the survey to tell us how their families are doing right now. Complete the survey to help us better understand family life in Australia. familiesinaustralia.com.au

Dr Rebecca Jenkinson, Executive Manager of the Australian Gambling Research Centre at #AIFS, has commented on the increase of online #gambling in this ABC News article. AGRC abc.net.au/news/2022-12-1…

Australians have the largest losses to #gambling in the world and related harms have increased since before the pandemic according to Dr Rebecca Jenkinson, Executive Manager of the Australian Gambling Research Centre AGRC at #AIFS. theage.com.au/politics/nsw/g…

Join Dr Kei Sekata and Dr Rebecca Jenkinson (AGRC) as they share key findings from their 2022 report exploring the link between video games played during adolescence and gambling as a young adult. Weds 22 Feb 12:30 PM-1:30 PM To register: bit.ly/3XpELbt

Our new report shows a strong link between exposure to betting advertising and riskier #gambling behaviour: tinyurl.com/47hpdzs5 “…being exposed to these ads actually leads to riskier gambling behaviour, especially among young people...” – Dr Rebecca Jenkinson #BettingAds

Watch the @10NewsFirst at 12PM (AEDT) to hear Dr Rebecca Jenkinson, Executive Manager AGRC talk about the link between exposure to betting advertising and riskier #gambling behaviour. Find out more in our report: tinyurl.com/47hpdzs5 #BettingAds

Watch SBS News at 6.30PM (AEDT) to hear Dr Rebecca Jenkinson, Executive Manager at AGRC talk about the link between exposure to betting advertising and riskier #gambling behaviour. Find out more in our report: tinyurl.com/47hpdzs5 #BettingAds

Research from AGRC shows that almost half (46%) of Australians aged 18 and over who gambled would be classified as being at-risk of, or already experiencing, gambling harm. Find out more in Australian Institute of Health and Welfare's report: aihw.gov.au/reports/austra… #GamblingHarm #AGRC

Tune in to ABC News radio at 9.20am AEDT and ABC Australia at 9.45am AEDT to hear from Dr Nancy Greer, A/g Research Fellow at AGRC as she discusses our latest findings on the risks of #gamblingharm for young people aged 18-34. Read more: aifs.gov.au/ngts-summaries

ABC News highlights staggering research that was published by AGRC this week - which found people who gambled in the 18 to 34 age group, who regularly gamble on the pokies, lose almost $1,500 a month on all forms of gambling abc.net.au/news/2023-10-2…

The latest research by AGRC asked regular gamblers to share their views on the future directions for gambling in Australia. Find out what they said, read the latest report here: aifs.gov.au/ngts-summaries #Gambling #GamblingHarm #AGRC