| Project Title | Description | Proposed budget | In
Contract | Year 1 2007/08 | Year 2 2008/09 | Year 3 2009/10 | 2010/11 |
| National Projects |  |
| National Gaming Survey | Partial replication of 1991 and 1999 NZGS. Informing prevalence and shape of problem gambling in NZ | $1,600,000 | No | | | | |
| NZHS Longitudinal Cohort Study | Small longitudinal study of problem gamblers, non problem gamblers and non gambling control individuals to providing detailed information about nature and incidence of gambling, help-seeking behaviour, and impact on gambling on health and well-being. | $ 250,000 | No | | | | |
| Effectiveness Study (Clinical Trial) | Large scale outcomes study/clinical trial examining the efficacy of interventions with problem gamblers | $1,100,000 | Yes | | | | |
| General Projects | |
| Social and Economic Impacts (six yearly) | Replication of the national social and economic impact survey [telephone] to measure the impact of gambling on physical and mental health, current and future material well-being, housing, social connectedness, relationships, perceptions of self, education and employment, criminal activity. | N/A | N/A | | | | |
| Community Focused Harm | Development and piloting of community approaches to reducing gambling related community level harms. | $ 450,000 | No | | | | |
| Help Services | |
| NZ Validation of problem gambling Screens | New Zealand validation of screens recommended by the AUT final report. | $ 200,000 | No | | | | |
| Gambler Characteristics | |
| Pacific Families Replication (PIF) | Continued inclusion of a gambling module in the Longitudinal study of Pacific families (PIF). Providing detailed information about nature and prevalence of gambling, help-seeking behaviour, and impact on gambling on health and wellbeing. | $ 150,000 | No | | | | |
| Impact on Asian communities | To inform gambling research, policy and service understanding of the relationships between Asian peoples and gambling, including the group of Asian people disproportionately affected by gambling [i.e. culture, immigration, language difficulties and occupation]. | $ 200,000 | No | | | | |
| Impact on Māori communities | To build upon previous research to further inform gambling research, policy and service understanding of Māori relationships with gambling. | $ 300,000 | No | | | | |
| Impact on Pacific Peoples communities | To build upon the findings of the PIF study and further inform gambling research, policy and service understanding of the relationships between Pacific peoples and gambling, including the group of Pacific people disproportionately affected by gambling (i.e. culture, immigration, language difficulties and occupation). | $ 200,000 | No | | | | |
| Industry Behaviour | |
| Marketing | Investigate the impact of gambling advertising, marketing, and sponsorship on gambling perceptions and behaviour both internal (i.e. use of Asian imagery in casinos) and external to gambling venues (sponsorship of community events). | $ 230,000 | No | | | | |
| Venue Characteristics | Investigate how venue characteristics [i.e. layout, jackpot structures, noise, lights] influence the incidence of problem gambling. | $ 100,000 | No | | | | |
| Game Characteristics | Investigate how game characteristics [i.e. pay-offs, near misses, jackpots] influence the incidence of problem gambling. | $ 100,000 | No | | | | |
| Pop-up Research Project | Investigation into the effectiveness and impact on EGM pop-ups for creating a safe gambling environment and reducing the incidence of EGM based problem gambling. | $ 250,000 | No | | | | |
| Research Infrastructure | |
| Researcher/Provider initiated research 2008/09 | Annual competitive fund for small, developmental researcher and/or provider initiated projects consistent with the Ministry’s strategic plan. | $ 145,000 | Yes | | | | |
| Researcher/Provider initiated research 2009/10 | Annual competitive fund for small, developmental researcher and/or provider initiated projects consistent with the Ministry’s strategic plan. | $ 110,000 | No | | | | |
| Other Projects | |
| Distribution of gambling proceeds project | A small scoping project to identify and seek to clarify the flow of gambling proceeds through communities, the Industry and other sectors. Anecdotal evidence suggests that much of the harm arising from gambling can be attributed to inequitable distribution of this funding. | $ 30,000 | No | | | | |
| Characteristics of Youth Gambling | A small scoping project to inform on youth prevalence, characteristics and nature of youth gambling and gambling behaviours, and current and future impacts and effects of gambling on young people. | $ 30,000 | No | | | | |
| Meta-analysis/Review | Identification of trends and findings from broad review of research findings. | $ 30,000 | No | | | | |
| Impacts of gambling on refugees, asylum seekers and other population groups. | A small scoping project to inform on the impact of gambling on refugees, asylum seekers and other population groups. | $ 30,000 | No | | | | |