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Help is close at hand – with GambleAware

GambleAware can provide information, referral and support online or by our free confidential phone service on 1800 858 858. We’re available anytime: 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. It’s a free call – the number won’t even show up on your bill. We also have a wealth of information and resources on our new website at gambleaware.nsw.gov.au

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Infrastructure grants

The NSW Government offers grants to communities across NSW to support the building, renovation and fit-out of infrastructure. Funding is available for arts and cultural infrastructure, sport and recreation infrastructure and projects that assist communities with essential infrastructure and disaster readiness. Infrastructure Grants are made possible through the NSW Government’s Clubgrants Category 3 Fund, which reinvests a contribution from the state’s registered clubs gaming machine profits back into community projects. The next round will open in mid-2021.

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Are you showing Betiquette?

Attention chaps! Are you showing Betiquette when punting?  It’s all about staying in control when betting.  We’ll show you how easy it is to show some Betiquette and stay in control on your betting instead of letting betting control you.

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The link between gaming and gambling

Games that simulate gambling are more common than you think. Find out what gambling looks like in games, what are the effects of gambling in games and how to create a safer environment for your child.

Reclaim the Game

Sports betting promotion is part of most sports. Whether you’re watching on TV or at the game, it’s got to the point where many children think that betting is a normal part of sport. We want to change that.

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GAMBLEAWARE NAME REFLECTS BROADER COMMUNITY FOCUS ON GAMBLING

23rd June 2021

Gambling services have evolved in NSW and GambleAware reflects this by aligning gambling education, support and counselling services for the community under the one banner.

GAMBLING HELP NSW IS CHANGING TO GAMBLEAWARE FROM 1 JULY 2021

16th June 2021

Gambling Help’s transformation into GambleAware is much more than a rebrand of services funded by the Office of Responsible Gambling.

MACARTHUR FC AND SYDNEY SWANS SET TO RECLAIM THE GAME FROM BETTING ADVERTISING

31st March 2021

Fans of two high-profile NSW sports teams will soon be able to enjoy games free of betting advertisements under a new partnership with the Office of Responsible Gambling.

Announcement of new service providers for GambleAware service across NSW

31st March 2021

The Office of Responsible Gambling has recently completed the tender process to establish GambleAware Providers across NSW, the first major stage of the implementation of the redesign of gambling support and treatment services in NSW.

WANDERERS LATEST CLUB TO SAY NO TO SPORTS BETTING SPONSORS

10th February 2021

Sports fans in NSW will soon be able to enjoy more sport free of betting advertisements after the Office of Responsible Gambling announced a new partnership with the Western Sydney Wanderers.

NEW RESEARCH LOOKS AT YOUTH GAMBLING

31st January 2021

A study commissioned by the NSW Office of Responsible Gambling has found almost 30 per cent of young people surveyed had gambled in the past year. The NSW Youth Gambling Study 2020 investigated the gambling attitudes and behaviours of young people aged 12-17 through focus groups and an online survey of over 2,200 people.

TWO NEW RESPONSIBLE GAMBLING FUND APPOINTEES

23rd December 2020

Two new appointees with expertise in public health, government and the gambling industry will join the Responsible Gambling Fund (RGF) Trust to advise the NSW Government on responsible gambling.

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