Gambling Advertising Legislation Victoria

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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.

Victoria

Bills

  • Gaming Policy and Enforcement Branch June 2015 www.gaming.gov.bc.ca. Advertising and Marketing Standards for Gambling in British Columbia. Context The Province of British Columbia wants to ensure gambling activities are carried out in a socially responsible manner. The Gaming Policy and Enforcement Branch regulates gambling in B.C.
  • In Victoria, betting advertisements are banned on roads, public transport, and within 150 metres of schools. These laws apply to all static betting advertising, including outdoor billboards, on public transport, roads and associated infrastructure such as stations, bridges, noise walls and embankments.
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Bills this Week

See which Bills are being released, debated and passed when Parliament is sitting.

Bills in Parliament

Victorian Legislation and Parliamentary Documents Clause 2.5.5 prohibits specified advertising of a betting house or place of betting. Clause 2.5.6 sets out offences relating to invitations to bet. Division 2-Betting in Public Places Clause 2.5.7 defines 'bookmaker' for the purposes of the Division.

Bills currently being considered by Parliament

All Bills

Contains Bills from 1996 onwards.

Bill Status List

Details the current status of all Bills considered by the Parliament this year.
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Guides for departments

Includes a guide for government department and agency staff on delivering second reading speeches to Parliament.

Legislation (Acts and Statutory Rules)

In force

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Current and superseded versions of Acts and statutory rules incorporating any amendments that have been made. You should look here to find the law as it is today.

As made

Legislation

Bills

  • Gaming Policy and Enforcement Branch June 2015 www.gaming.gov.bc.ca. Advertising and Marketing Standards for Gambling in British Columbia. Context The Province of British Columbia wants to ensure gambling activities are carried out in a socially responsible manner. The Gaming Policy and Enforcement Branch regulates gambling in B.C.
  • In Victoria, betting advertisements are banned on roads, public transport, and within 150 metres of schools. These laws apply to all static betting advertising, including outdoor billboards, on public transport, roads and associated infrastructure such as stations, bridges, noise walls and embankments.

Bills this Week

See which Bills are being released, debated and passed when Parliament is sitting.

Bills in Parliament

Victorian Legislation and Parliamentary Documents Clause 2.5.5 prohibits specified advertising of a betting house or place of betting. Clause 2.5.6 sets out offences relating to invitations to bet. Division 2-Betting in Public Places Clause 2.5.7 defines 'bookmaker' for the purposes of the Division.

Bills currently being considered by Parliament

All Bills

Contains Bills from 1996 onwards.

Bill Status List

Details the current status of all Bills considered by the Parliament this year.
PDFDOCX

Guides for departments

Includes a guide for government department and agency staff on delivering second reading speeches to Parliament.

Legislation (Acts and Statutory Rules)

In force

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Current and superseded versions of Acts and statutory rules incorporating any amendments that have been made. You should look here to find the law as it is today.

As made

Acts and statutory rules as originally enacted or made (not incorporating later amendments). Contains all Acts passed since 1851. These are the original versions of principal and amending Acts as they were passed and do not contain details of updates.

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Commencement Information

For details of when Acts and statutory rules came into operation.

Created: Wednesday, 15 July 2009 13:09
Last Updated: Tuesday, 15 December 2020 16:06

Liquor policy

The liquor policy team is responsible for:

  • developing the overall liquor policy framework, preparing policy options and implementing policy decisions of the government
  • developing liquor legislation and regulation
  • supporting and facilitating stakeholder engagement and providing advice to the Minister for Consumer Affairs Gaming and Liquor Regulation on liquor issues.

For information about liquor licensing, refer to the Business licensing section of our website.

Liquor reports, submissions and discussion papers

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Gambling policy

The gambling policy team is responsible for:

  • developing the overall gambling policy framework, preparing policy options and implementing policy decisions of the government
  • developing gambling legislation and regulation
  • supporting and facilitating stakeholder engagement and providing advice to the Minister for Consumer Affairs Gaming and Liquor Regulation on responsible gambling.

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For more information on licensing, compliance, education, research and responsible gambling, refer to the Gambling section of our website.

Gambling reports, submissions and discussion papers:

The role of statutory agencies and positions

The Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation (VCGLR) (External link) is an independent statutory authority established under the Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation Act 2011. The VCGLR is responsible for regulating all forms of legalised gambling and liquor licence activities in Victoria. The VCGLR is responsible for regulating gaming machines, wagering, keno, interactive gaming, community and charitable gaming, bookmakers, public lotteries, trade promotion lotteries, gambling at the Melbourne casino and liquor licensing arrangements.

The Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation (VRGF) (External link) is an independent statutory authority established in July 2012, that works to foster responsible gambling and reduce the incidence and impact of problem gambling on the Victorian community. The foundation funds services for people affected by problem gambling, community education to foster responsible gambling and research to ensure services and education are based on the best information available. For more information on licensing, compliance, education, research and responsible gambling, refer to the Gambling section of our website.





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