This research reports was released by Gambling Research Australia on 19 November 2007. GRA commissioned the University of Adeleaide in South Australia to undertake the research into Identifying Problem Gambling in Gambling Venues. The purpose of the study was to summarise and review existing published materials relating to problem gamblers within venues; and conduct empirical research into the nature of visible indicators of problem gamblers within venues.
Over 120 venue/industry staff and 20 counsellors were surveyed for the first component; 700 regular gamblers surveyed for the second component and two observational studies conducted in ACT and South Australia for the third component with over 149 hours of observation conducted on hundreds of gamblers. The observational study examined the extent of behaviour visible in the venues, frequency of occurrence, sequencing and how they appeared in reality.
