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The aim of the research program is to build understanding of gambling harm to inform strategies to prevent and respond to gambling harm, create more effective support services and inform policy responses.

The department’s Gambling harm prevention research priorities for 2025–2028 fall broadly within the themes of gambling products and environments, community impacts of gambling, gambling harm prevention, industry marketing, and recovery and support.

Each year the department funds a range of research projects to address these priorities. This includes through investigator-led projects under a theme and commissioning of major research projects to address a specific research question.

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Gambling research reports

Gambling research reports

Access the full listing of Victorian Government funded gambling-related research. Research is listed by category, with a short summary and link to the full text report available.

Gambling harm prevention research priorities

Gambling harm prevention research priorities

Through our Gambling harm prevention research priorities 2025-2028, we aim to build the gambling harm evidence base, as well as research capacity and capability to reduce and prevent gambling harm at a population level.

Gambling research programs and activities

Gambling research programs and activities

This section outlines research programs, funding opportunities and activities delivered as part of the research program.

Gambling research projects

Gambling research projects

The department regularly awards grants for investigator-led research projects that will build on the knowledge under a theme aligned with the department’s research priorities.