Gambling Harm Awareness Week (Queensland)
Also: Responsible Gambling Awareness Week · When gambling took over... · Let's talk about gambling
Queensland Government (Office of Liquor and Gaming Regulation) annual awareness week with industry and Gambling Help services; in 2021 it launched a stigma reduction campaign, 'When gambling took over...', with stories from people with lived experience, alongside the Gambling Harm Minimisation Plan 2021-25; later weeks focused on First Nations communities (2022, 'Let's talk about gambling') and on friends, family and colleagues (2024).
- Years
- 2021
- Country
- Australia
- Topic
- Gambling
- Asks people to
- Reduce stigmaSeek helpTalk to someone
- Strategy
- Service linkStigma reductionTestimonial
- Channel
- OutdoorPoint of saleSocial (organic)Website
- Audience
- AdultsQueenslanders who gamble, their families, workplaces and communities; venue staff.
Evidence
NoneUnknown
No evaluation found.
Sponsor (who paid)
- Queensland Government, Office of Liquor and Gaming Regulation Foreign government, creator and funder
Credits (who made it)
Not recorded yet.
Sources
Research notes
Drafted by Claude (Claude Code) on 2026-10-28 for #130 from the sources listed; unreviewed, including the cardSummary. The awareness week is older than 2021 (as Responsible Gambling Awareness Week); startYear 2021 marks the stigma campaign recorded here. Lived-experience names (Allen, Louise, David), venue placement, the 2022 First Nations focus and the 2024 dates (22-28 July) are from search-result summaries of the 2021 QHA item, the 2022 statement and Business Queensland (not opened); check. Industry (hotels, clubs) co-delivers in venues.
Record cases/au-qld-gambling-harm-awareness-week.json, updated 2026-10-28· Link to this campaign