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Effect Of Smoking Bans On Counselling Service Demand - Technical Paper

Released in January 2009, this technical paper titled Effects of Smoking Bans on the Number of Clients utilising Problem Gambling Counselling and Problem Gambling Financial Counselling, evaluates the relationship between the number of clients utilising problem gambling services prior to and after smoking bans were introduced in Victoria.

Smoking bans were introduced into Victoria on 2 September 2002, with the primary motivation of improving the health of Victorians.  There was an immediate decline in Electronic Gaming Machine (EGM) expenditure after the bans were introduced and a lower trend rate of EGM expenditure growth thereon.  The relationship between the number of clients using problem gambling services, prior to and after the smoking bans were introduced is more complex, as the growth in services exhibited a declining trend prior to the bans. This paper explores the relationship between service demand and the smoking bans.

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Author:	Dr Neil Diamond of the Department of Econometrics and Business Statistics Consulting Service, Monash University, Victoria
Place of Publication:	Melbourne
Publisher:	Department of Justice
Date of Publication:	January 2009
Number of Pages:	Part 1 - 4>BR Part 2 - 2>BR Part 3 - 6>BR Part 4 - 8>BR Part 5 - 5 >BR Part 6 - 5>BR Part 7 - 4
Copyright:	State of Victoria 2009