Gambling research

This report presents an analysis of gambling-related harms data from the 2015 and 2018 NT Gambling Prevalence and Wellbeing Surveys.

It reports on the development of a list of harms for use in the 2015 and 2018 NT Gambling Prevalence and Wellbeing Surveys. Prevalence and incidence of gambling harms are presented for 5 domains:

• emotional/psychological
• financial
• relationship/family
• work/study and
• criminal.

Incidence rates were highest for emotional/psychological and financial harm domains. As problem gambling risk increases, incidence rates of harm across all domains increase.

The results will be of use to:

• policy makers in government tasked with developing legislation and regulatory approaches to minimise harms associated with gambling
• industry in understanding risks and harms from gambling
• counselling services treating clients experiencing gambling-related harms.

Read the measuring Incidence and prevalence gambling related harms in the Northern Territory report PDF (1.4 MB).

Contact

For further information about this report or to access a hard copy:

Licensing NT
Department of Tourism and Hospitality

Phone: 08 8999 1800

ditt.licensingnt@nt.gov.au