Gambling Regulation Act 2003; Gambling Regulation Act 2003. The Victorian Government acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as the Traditional. Gambling reform campaigners praised Victorian policymakers for 'moving first' to roll out some of the important harm-minimisation measures in the new national framework but said they remained concerned that sports-betting losses continued to rise in Australia, singling out recent comments from Sportsbet which they claimed were 'gloating about a 20 per cent increase increase in revenue from gamblers in the March quarter'.

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.

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.

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

The role of statutory agencies and positions

Victorian Gambling Legislation Definition

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.

The Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation (VCGLR) is the independent statutory authority that regulates the liquor and gambling industries in Victoria, Australia. The VCGLR is located in North Richmond, Victoria.

This regulation includes liquor and gaming licensing, compliance and education.

Background[edit]

Victorian Gambling Legislation Passed

The VCGLR commenced operations on 6 February 2012, replacing the Responsible Alcohol Victoria, and Victorian Commission for Gambling Regulation. The VCGLR has the power to undertake liquor disciplinary actions, which replaced the role of the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal.

At its inception the VCGLR had 60 Liquor and Gaming Inspectors situated in Morwell, Wangaratta, Bendigo, Ballarat, Geelong and Melbourne. In 2013 the VCGLR centralised the inspectors believing that all compliance and education related work performed by the VCGLR could be managed by the central location. Inspections and education of the industry dropped by 40% as a result of this reshuffle and staff were forced into redundancies and a reduction of qualified staff to manage the compliance of the industry. In 2018, inspectors were again placed in the field in Sale and Ararat.

The statutory obligations are set out in several Acts of Parliament. These include regulating:

• the liquor industry in accordance with the Liquor Control Reform Act 1998
• all forms of legalised gambling in accordance with the Gambling Regulation Act 2003, the Casino Control Act 1991 and the Casino (Management Agreement) Act 1993.

Commissioners[edit]

The Commissioners of the VCGLR are accountable for statutory decision-making and governance. They are required to make decisions, either individually or collectively with other Commissioners relating to the grant, variation and transfer of licences and permits, conditions attached to licences and permits, disciplinary actions against licensees and permittees and reviews of decisions made under delegation by individual Commissions or members of staff.

Organisation structure[edit]

The VCGLR has six functional divisions, each reporting to the Chief Executive Officer:

• licensing
• compliance
• strategy and planning
• legal services
• finance and business services
• people and culture.

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