There is plenty of information about the problems caused by gambling and options for change. Here are a few websites to get you started if you would like to read more.

Australian Churches Gambling Taskforce 

Members of the Australian Churches Gambling Taskforce include the heads of Australian Christian Churches and the heads of their social services agencies. They are united by a commitment to make poker machine gambling safer.

Stop The Loss

Stop The Loss is a coalition of community groups and individuals who want to give a voice to the hundreds of thousands of victims of poker machine addiction, through seeing real and lasting reform of the poker machine industry.

Victorian InterChurch Gambling Taskforce 

The InterChurch Gambling Task Force was established in 1996 by the Heads of Churches in Victoria to increase awareness about the gambling industry and the potentially harmful effects on the common good.

Responsible Gambling Advocacy Centre 

The Victorian-based Responsible Gambling Advocacy Centre was set up to help people make informed, sensible decisions about gambling. There is plenty of information and links to other organisations.

Gambling Impact Society

Based in New South Wales, the Gambling Impact Society aims to raise community awareness about the impacts of gambling and problem gambling in the community.

Cyenne

A blog by Tom Cummings who writes that, “I started gambling as a young man, in my mid twenties. The pokies were my poison of choice.”  Tom’s blog is devoted to gambling reform and problem gambling awareness. You can also watch Tom talk about his problem gambling at People’s stories.