The Australian Greens political party has published Problem Gambling and Health, which outlines the debate around gambling reform in Australia and looks at some proposed reforms through health policy. The paper aims to present some concrete options for gambling reform as well as avenues for further investigation. The authors argue that continuing reforms, with a focus on public health, should complement but not supplant existing plans to regulate poker machines and other forms of gambling.
"The evidence is clear that problem gambling has important individual medical as well as population health aspects. If therapies exist that can be harnessed to limit the harm where population-level measures fail, they should be investigated as a matter of priority. For these reasons, the Greens feel the debate should also include areas for further research, more funding and most importantly a national approach for identifying the best programs that can bring help to where it is needed most."
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