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Gambling Prevalence Survey

467 Ms COOK (Hurtle Vale) (29 November 2018). With regard to the South Australian Gambling Prevalence Survey -

(a) What is the cost to government?

(b) Who has been asked to participate?

(c) What are the questions of the survey, and how is this data being captured and recorded?

(d) How many FTE positions have been appointed to oversee the survey?

(e) Has SkyCity Casino been asked to participate?

(f) Have licensed poker machine venue owners and operators been asked to participate?

(g) Have representatives from the racing industry been asked to participate?

(h) Have representatives of online and mobile betting apps and services been asked to participate?

(i) Will the survey report on the prevalence and role of gambling and odds in the broadcast of professional sporting events?

The Hon. V.A. CHAPMAN (Bragg—Deputy Premier, Attorney-General): The Minister for Human Services has provided the following advice:

The cost to government for the South Australian Prevalence Survey is $769,880 (GST exclusive).

The in-scope population for the survey 'sample population' is South Australian residents aged 18 years and over, contactable by landline or mobile phone. The sample population was stratified by location to ensure equitable representation of participants across the state.

A comprehensive suite of questions has been asked as part of the survey to assess continuing trends in gambling, and determine the prevalence of problem gambling in South Australia.

To protect participant anonymity and confidentiality, all data collected was assigned a unique participant ID and any identifying information removed from all data outputs. The de-identified data and documentation has been stored in compliance with accepted research protocols.

Existing staff within the Office for Problem Gambling have overseen the South Australian Gambling Prevalence Survey, with no additional resourcing.

While the gaming industry has been advised about the survey, there has been no active participation from the SkyCity Casino, licensed poker machine venue owners and operators, the racing industry or representatives of online and mobile betting apps and services as the survey is aimed towards gambling behaviour in the general population.

The survey will report on the prevalence of gambling in a number of professional sporting events. The odds in the broadcast of professional sporting events was not within the scope of the Survey.

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