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The year in review - Gambling
| Strategic business priorities | Highlights | The year ahead |
|---|---|---|
| Manage community expectation that probity and integrity are maintained within Queensland's gambling industry and ensure that, on balance, the State and the community benefit from gambling. | Prepared amendments for enhancements to gambling legislation. | Passage of the Gambling Legislation Amendment Bill 2007. |
| Monitored machine gaming industry compliance using a redeveloped audit and inspection sub-program. | Reach a mature phase of the redeveloped audit and inspection sub-program and build on opportunities to increase industry compliance while encouraging adherence to the Responsible Gambling Code of Practice. | |
| Provided policy advice based on rigorous social, economic and technical research. | Continue to deliver on a strategic research program. | |
| Review the scheme for the reallocation of gaming machine operating authorities in hotels. | Reviewed the scheme for the reallocation of gaming machine operating authorities in hotels. | Address scheme changes needing legislative amendment through the Gambling Legislation Amendment Bill 2007. |
| Reviewing how operating authorities are sold through competitive tender processes. | Consider changes to the way tender sales are conducted. | |
| Review, enhance and implement the Queensland Responsible Gambling Strategy and harm minimisation programs, including effective evaluation of early intervention and rehabilitation programs. | Delivered new education modules and a professional development program for the Responsible Gambling Teaching Resource Kit. | Conduct an evaluation of the Responsible Gambling Teaching Resource Kit. |
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Commenced a review of the Queensland Responsible Gambling Strategy. |
Continue the review of the Queensland Responsible Gambling Strategy. | |
| Evaluated the performance of the Gambling Help Service system. | Implement outcomes from the Gambling Help Service system review. | |
| Won the State and National Australian Marketing Institute award for Marketing Excellence in Social Marketing for the Responsible Gambling Community Awareness Campaign. | Continue to undertake market research and testing to ensure campaigns continue to contribute to a safer gambling environment. | |
| Increase cooperation between Australian and international jurisdictions to assist with integrated responses to issues. | Hosted the Ministerial Council on Gambling (MinCo) meeting, which agreed to an implementation plan to strengthen gambling research. | Continue participation as an active member of MinCo and its associated working parties. |
| Participated in the Australasian Casino and Gaming Regulators Meeting and sponsored the Australasian Probity Working Party. | Continue to liaise with interstate jurisdictions to encourage common regulatory standards where appropriate and reduce red tape. | |
| Support stronger, healthier and more resilient communities by ensuring the community receives the greatest benefit from the distribution of grants. | Distributed an estimated $34.8 million in grants from the Gambling Community Benefit Fund, over $5.1 million in grants from the casino community benefit funds and approximately $1.2 million in grants from the Golden Casket Foundation to support medical research in Queensland. |
Distribute an estimated $35.9 million in grants from the Gambling Community Benefit Fund. |
| Distribute approximately $5 million in grants from the casino community benefit funds and facilitate a final round of Golden Casket Foundation grants. |
Financial summary
| 2006-07 | 2005-06 | |
|---|---|---|
| State contribution | $4.18M1 | $16.70M |
| Other income | $30.82M2 | $16.09M |
| Full-time equivalent employees | 241 | 233 |
1. The decrease is due to gambling previously being funded by appropriations.
2. The increase is due to gambling being funded from the Community Investment Fund following changes to the Gaming Machine Act 1991 in 2006.
Gambling Community Benefit Fund grants growth since 1994 (excluding cash surpluses)
Analysis: The Gambling Community Benefit Fund distributes grants to assist not-for-profit groups and volunteer-based organisations around the State. Since the fund's inception in 1994, $342.8 million has been distributed to over 31,000 projects. With this support, local organisations have produced visible social and economic benefits for their communities.
Last reviewed 29 September 2008
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