Victorian Gambling Legislation

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  1. Victorian Gambling Legislation Definition
  2. Victorian Gambling Legislation Against
  3. Victorian Gambling Legislation Act

The department and its associated agencies advise on gambling policy and regulate gambling licensing.

Victorian Gambling Legislation
  • The Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation is the independent statutory authority that administers Victoria's gambling and liquor laws. The commission oversees gambling and liquor licensing and undertakes compliance activities to prevent and detect breaches, while also informing and educating industry and the general public about regulatory practices and requirements.
  • It’s not just the state of Hawaii that are investigating loot boxes. In email correspondence with a local university student, the Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation (VCGLR) has revealed that, yes, loot boxes constitute a form of gambling – at least in Victoria.

Information on Gaming and Wagering law and relevant acts. Liquor & Gaming NSW is responsible for the implementation of government policies designed to balance sustainable business development with the need to reduce harms associated with problem gambling. Kirner, Victoria’s first – and so far only – female premier, also introduced poker machine gambling to the state. Her government passed legislation in 1991 to enable a duopoly to establish poker. In this section you can find links to Victorian Legislation and Bills. To learn more about the legislative process go to how a law is made. Bills Bills this Week. See which Bills are being released, debated and passed when Parliament is sitting. Bills in Parliament. Bills currently being considered by Parliament. Contains Bills from.

Agencies:

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  • commission research and provide education about gambling harm in Victoria
  • provide support to people experiencing harm due to gambling.

Victorian Gambling Legislation Definition

Legislation and regulation

The gambling policy unit in the department's Office of Liquor and Gaming is the primary government point of reference for industry, community and government on gambling matters. The unit is responsible for the provision of strategic policy advice and support to the Minister for Consumer Affairs, Gaming and Liquor Regulation.

Licensing and compliance

The Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation (VCGLR) (External link) – an independent statutory authority – is responsible for regulating all forms of legalised gambling in Victoria. The commission’s functions include informing and educating industry and the public about regulatory practices and requirements.

Education, research and preventing gambling harm

Victorian Gambling Legislation Against

The Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation (VRGF) (External link) is the statutory authority that addresses the challenge of gambling harm in the Victorian community.

Victoria gambling legislation

Victorian Gambling Legislation Act

The foundation works with partners and communities across Victoria to:

  • inform people about the risks of gambling
  • assist people affected by gambling harm
  • provide support to people affected by someone else’s gambling.