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The Office of Responsible Gambling is part of the NSW Department of Customer Service and leads the development of responsible gambling strategy and public policy advice to the NSW Government. It supports and manages the RGF, Club, grants Category 3, and Community Development Fund.
Liquor & Gaming NSW is an agency of the Government of New South Wales, that is part of the Customer Service cluster.Liquor and Gaming NSW is responsible for the development, implementation and integrity of the regulatory framework for liquor sales, licensed clubs, gaming activities and casino regulation in the state of New South Wales, Australia.
The Department of Creative Industries, Tourism, Hospitality and Sport, a department of the government of New South Wales, delivers services that promote trade, hospitality, racing, arts, tourism and sport in the state of New South Wales, Australia.
Gambling is a significant public health issue, with around 80,000 to 160,000 (or 0.5–1.0%) of Australian adults experiencing significant problems from gambling and a further 250,000 to 350,000 (or 1.4–2.1% of adults) experiencing moderate risks that may make them vulnerable to problem gambling.
The minister was responsible for regulating bookmakers and the control of greyhound, trotting and horse racing, racecourse development and the management of the NSW Totalisator Agency Board. [3] With the establishment of the Sydney Harbour Casino in 1995, the portfolio included the Casino Control Board. [4]
The two-year campaign was created by Sydney agency The Campaign Palace on behalf of the Responsible Gambling Fund, a part of the New South Wales Office of Liquor, Gaming and Racing. It targeted men aged 18–25 in the "morning after" phase following a gambling binge, when they were most likely to seek help for problem gambling. [2]
Responsible Gambling, also known as Safer Gambling, is a set of social responsibility initiatives held [clarification needed] by the gambling industry – including government regulators, operators, and vendors – to ensure the integrity of their operations and to promote awareness of the harms associated with gambling, such as gambling addiction.
Gambling machines were legalised in New South Wales in 1956, and the organisation would grow into becoming the peak body for the gambling industry in the state by the mid-2010s. Between July 1999 and June 2015, ClubsNSW made over $2 million in political donations to the Australian Labor Party and the Liberal-National Coalition , as well ...