This paper on gambling research priorities is intended to assist researchers and policy makers to develop research focused on improving the short- and long-term health and wellbeing of Australians who gamble and who are affected by gambling.

Overview

The Australian Gambling Research Centre (AGRC) conducted consultations with individuals and groups in the gambling sector in 2013-14. The priority areas helped inform the development of the research directions for the AGRC as well as priorities for knowledge translation and exchange. They should also assist researchers and policy makers to develop research focused on improving the short- and long-term health and wellbeing of Australians who gamble and who are affected by gambling.

The national research priorities are to:

• understand gambling harm more broadly;
• determine ways to reduce or minimise harm from gambling;
• understand the ways in which community and gambling environments influence gambling;
• explore how new and emerging technologies influence gambling;
• examine the short- and long-term effects of marketing strategies on gambling;
• determine effective means of support and recovery for those harmed by gambling; and
• improve gambling research design and methodology.