2024 Survey on Gambling in the ACT

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The project investigates gambling and its impacts using a Computer-Aided Telephone Interviewing (CATI) survey methodology involving 10,000 participants living in the Australian Capital Territory. The project is funded through a ~$1 million successful tender application to the ACT Gambling and Racing Commission (hereafter, the Commission).

The project will:

(a) provide updated information about gambling activity, problem gambling, gambling harm and help-seeking in the ACT;

(b) assist the Commission to monitor the social and economic impacts of gambling in the ACT; and

(c) provide data, analyses and discussion related to monitoring and informing the Commission’s initiatives as well as its broader approach to harm prevention and reduction.

CQUniversity, leveraging its research expertise, especially in societal and health consequences of gambling, will collaborate with subcontractor Ipsos Australia for data collection. The survey aims to update knowledge on gambling behaviour, measure the prevalence and changes in gambling activities, and assess the socio-economic impacts of gambling. The methodology includes a 10,000+ person CATI survey of non-institutionalised ACT, adults age 18+, employing advanced sampling techniques and maintaining a rigorous data collection timeline. The project emphasises understanding changes in gambling prevalence, problems, and harms, integrating longitudinal methods to compare data across years (2019 to 2024). The final report will offer actionable insights, contributing significantly to harm prevention efforts in the ACT.