Research projects

Research projects

2026

A Public Health Approach to Gambling Regulation in the ACT

Russell, A. M. T., Tulloch, C., Rockloff, M., Browne, M., Hing, N. & Ipsos Australia

ACT Gambling and Racing Commission

$157,921
2026

South Australia prevalence study analysis and reporting

Russell, A. M. T. & Browne, M.

Gambling Harm Support SA

$49,411
2026

The Sixth Social and Economic Impact Study of Gambling in Tasmania

Russell, A. M. T., Browne, M., Rockloff, M., Hing, N. & Tulloch, C.

Department of Treasury and Finance (Tasmania)

$712,288
2026

Understanding and addressing legacy gambling harm in the ACT

Tulloch, C., Browne, M., Russell, A. M. T. & Hing, N.

ACT Gambling and Racing Commission · Gambling Harm Prevention and Mitigation Fund Grant

$89,325
2025

Gambling Harm Minimisation Outcome Framework

Caine, H., Finlayson, N., Wiryoatmojo, A., Zheng, E., Russell, A.M.T., Browne, M., Rockloff, M., & Tulloch, C

Queensland Department of Justice and Attorney-General

$199,502
2025

Maximising the value of all previous Victorian prevalence surveys through consistent reanalysis and reporting, linking with third-party data, and an interactive visualisation

Russell, A.M.T., Browne, M., Rockloff, M., Hing, N., Tulloch, C., & Dellosa, G

Department of Justice and Community Safety · Grants for Gambling Research Program

$107,912
2025

Young male sports betting qualitative research report

Hing, N., Rockloff, M., Browne, M. & Tulloch, C.

Tasmanian Department of Premier and Cabinet

$94,871
2024

Dark marketing and gambling: How it works and possible implications

Russell, A. M. T., Hing, N., Rockloff, M., Browne, M., Tulloch, C., Rawat, V., Lole, L., Newall, P. & Torrance, J.

Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation

$45,000
2024

Shining a light into the darkness: Exploring current dark marketing practices of Australian online wagering operators

Russell, A. M. T., Hing, N., Rockloff, M., Browne, M., Tulloch, C., Rawat, V., Lole, L., Newall, P. & Torrance, J.

Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation

$45,000
2024-25

The 2024 Survey on Gambling in the ACT

Rockloff, M., Browne, M., Hing, N., Russell, A.M.T

ACT Gambling and Racing Commission

$1,085,000
2024

The convergence of simulated gambling, monetary gambling, and gambling harm: An integrative literature review of stimulus and suppression pathways

Hing, N., Rockloff, M., Browne, M. & Lole, L

New Zealand Ministry of Health

$59,892
2024

The social cost of gambling to Aotearoa New Zealand

Browne, M., Rockloff, M., Hing, N., Russell, A. M., Doran, C., Tulloch, C., Rawat, V., Thorne, H. & Dellosa, G.

New Zealand Ministry of Health

$221,953
2023

Breaks in play: A critical literature review

Russell, A.M.T., Hing, N, Rockloff, M., Browne, M., Tulloch, C., & Rawat, V

Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation

$44,931
2023

Crown Casino Gambling Environment Study

Hing, N., Rockloff, M. J. & Browne, M.

Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation

$200,608
2023

Development of the Australian National Self Exclusion Register

2021 – xxx: Engine group, Hing, N., Rockloff, M., Browne, M., Russell, A.M.T., Rodda, S., Gordon, A., & Leonard, P

Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA)

$15,690,446
2023

Journeys towards harm: A narrative study of gambling and gambling harm amongst young online sports bettors, from childhood to early adulthood

Hing, N., Thorne, H., Dittman, C., Rockloff, M., Browne, M. & Rawat, V.

Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation

$79,497
2023

Mapping journeys into and out of gambling harm: assessing actionable predictors of onset, maintenance, cessation and relapse

Russell, A.M.T., Hing, N., Rockloff, M., Browne, M., & Thorne, H

Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation · Grants Round 12

$72,214
2023

Social Costs of Gambling to Victoria

Browne, M., Rockloff, M. J., Hing, N., Russell, A. M., Doran, C., Rawat, V. & Tulloch, C.

Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation

$180,155
2023

South Australian Community Attitudes Survey: Gambling in Sport: Wave 2

Browne, M., Rockloff, M.J., Hing, N., Russell, A., Dittman, C. & Rawat, V

Government of South Australia

$77,000
2023

The 2023 NSW Gambling Prevalence Survey

Browne, M., Rockloff, M.J., Hing, N., Russell, A

NSW Office of Responsible Gambling

$750,925
2023

The convergence of simulated gambling, monetary gambling, and gambling harm: An integrative literature review of stimulus and suppression pathways

Hing, N., Rockloff, M. J., Browne, M. & Lole, M.

New Zealand Ministry of Health

$55,975
2022

A novel test of a widely-cited consequence of the illusion of control in gambling

Newall, P., Hayes, T., Walasek, L., Browne, M

Academic Forum for the Study of Gambling

$36,600
2022

Direct and affiliate marketing of wagering services

Hing, N., Rockloff, M., Browne, M., Russell, A., Lole, L., Thorne, H. & DBM Social Research

Gambling Research Australia

$494,436
2021

Skill-based gambling in Australia

Rockloff, M., Browne, M., Hing, N., Russell, A.M.T., Thorne, H., Newall, P., & Luan, R

Gambling Research Australia

$379,816
2021

South Australian Community Attitudes Survey: Gambling in Sport

Browne, M., Rockloff, M.J., Hing, N., Russell, A., Dittman, C. & Michele, M

Government of South Australia

$81,973.78
2020

Behavioural trial for consistent gambling messaging under the National Consumer Protection Framework

Rockloff, M, Hing, N., Browne, M., Newall, P., Armstrong, T. and Russell, A.M

Gambling Research Australia

$281,034
2020

Catalyst or circuit-breaker? A prospective cohort study to assess COVID-19's effects on relationships between gambling availability, gambling behaviour, harm and social, psychological and financial wellbeing

Hing, N., Rockloff, M. J., Browne, M., Russell, A., Lole, L., Newall, P., Greer, N., Thorne, H., Dowling, N., Stevens, M. & Merkouris, S.

Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation

$146,501.25
2019-20

Design and deliver a behavioural trial for the voluntary opt-out precommitment measure under the National Consumer Protection Framework for online wagering in Australia

Hing, N., Rockloff, M., Browne, M., Russell, A

Gambling Research Australia · PRN 19-108

$218,180
2019-21

Development and randomised-control-trial of safe gambling guidelines for EGM play

Hing, N., Rockloff, M., Browne, M., & Russell, A

Responsible Gambling Fund

$191,063
2019

Exploring the changing landscape of gambling in adolescence

Russell, A., Rockloff, M., Browne, M. & Hing, N.

NSW Office of Responsible Gaming

$99,968
2019-21

Interactive gambling

Hing, N., Rockloff, M., Browne, M., Russell, A., Dowling, N., Stevens, M., King, D., Greer, N., Merkouris, S., Rawat, V., Woo, L., & Salonen, A

Gambling Research Australia · RTF 18-0470

$1,118,585
2019

Life course and Legacy Gambling Harms in New Zealand

Rockloff, M., Browne, M., Hing, N., Russell, A., Greer, N., Bellringer, M., Abbott, M., and Lowe, G

New Zealand Ministry of Health

$198,020
2019

Loot boxes: Are they grooming youth for gambling?

Rockloff, M., Browne, M., Hing, N., Russell, A., Greer, N

New South Wales Responsible Gambling Fund

$79,728
2019-21

Smartphone betting on sports, esports and daily-fantasy-sports amongst young people

Hing, N., Rockloff, M., Browne, M., Russell, A. & Greer, N.

Responsible Gambling Fund

$185,297
2019

The GH-6D: A multi-domain measure of harm to gamblers and CSOs that is benchmarked to health utility

Browne, M., Rockloff, M., Begg, S., Russell, A., Hing, N., Li, E., Rawat, V., Murray-Boyle, C. & Newall, P.

Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation · Grants for Gambling Research Program

$178,818
2019-20

Youth gambling research

Hing, N., King, D., Rockloff, M., Browne, M., Russell, A., Greer, N., & Newall, P

NSW Responsible Gambling Fund · PRN 19-327

$328,492
2018

The 2018 New South Wales Gambling Survey

Browne, M., Rockloff, M., Hing, N. & Russell, A.

New South Wales Office of Liquor & Gaming

$946,542.34
2018

Victorian Population Gambling and Health Study

Rockloff, M., Hing, N., Browne, M., Russell, A.M.T., Greer, N., Sproston, K., Hughes, P., Delfabbro, P., & O’Neil, M

Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation

$999,976
2017

Developing validated indicators of at-risk gambling behaviour for wagering industry data

Hing, N., Browne, M., Rockloff, M., Verma, B. & Russell, A

Department of Social Services · Co-funded by the. and the Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation

$329,386
2017

Development of an internal gambling research participant panel

Russell, A.M.T., Hing, N., Rockloff, M., Browne, M., Stuart, G., Li, E., Lole, L., & Langham, E

CQUniversity · Research Infrastructure Block Grant

$49,986.04
2017

Fourth Social and Economic Impact Study of Gambling in Tasmania

Fahrer, J., Gould, M., Dowling, N., Merkouris, S., Youssef, G., Browne, M. & Rockloff, M., Muth, P., Hulonce, J., Pennay, D., Myers, P., Ward, A. & Vickers, N.

Tasmanian Department of Treasury and Finance

$894,118
2017

Gambling and problem gambling from a life course perspective

Russell, A., Browne, M., Langham, E. & Begg, S

CQUniversity · Merit Grant Program

$24,676
Feb 2017 – Jan 2019

Gambling responsibly: Measuring and validating responsible gambling behaviours amongst regular gamblers in Alberta

Smith, G., Hing, N., Rockloff, M., Browne, M., Russell, A., & Nicoll, F

Alberta Gambling Research Institute · CA

$86,436
2017

The effectiveness of the Queensland Adult Deterioration Detection system (Q-ADDS)

Dwyer, T., Flenady, T., Signal, T., Browne, M., Le Legadec, D. & Kahl, J

Queensland Government Department of Health · Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Services

$367,356
2016

A brief population screen for gambling harms

Browne, M., Rockloff, M. & Goodwin, B

Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation

$22,410
2016

Effects of wagering marketing on vulnerable adults

Hing, N., Rockloff, M., Browne, M., Li, E., Langham, E., Russell, A. & Lole, L.

Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation · Grants for Gambling Research Program

$330,707
2016

My Moola Indigenous Money Management Program Evaluation

Hing, N., Rockloff, M. R., Browne, M. & Russell, A.

Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation / First Nations Foundation

$96,181
2016

The social cost of gambling in Victoria

Browne, M., Doran, C., Rockloff, M. & Langham, E

Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation · Grants for Gambling Research Program

$107,000
2015

Implicit associations between gambling and sport: The influence of advertising on young spectators

Li, E., Langham, E., & Browne, M

Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation · Grants for Gambling Research Program

$49,500
2015

Mobile pokie apps: The perfect substitute or the perfect storm? Grants for Gambling Research Program

Rockloff, M., Browne, M., Goodwin, B., Rose, J., Langham, E., Li, E., Thorne, H. & Armstrong, T

Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation · Grants for Gambling Research Program

$190,000
2015

Mobile Pokie Software Enhancements to Support Funding Opportunities

Rockloff, M. & Browne, M

Central Queensland University · Research Infrastructure Block Grant

$22,500
2014

A framework for conceptualising and measuring the burden of gambling-related harm

Browne, M., Rockloff, M., Langham, E., Best, T. & Donaldson, P. A

Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation · Grants for Gambling Research Program

$300,000
2014

A survey to investigate a cluster of non-orthodox health behaviours

Browne, M., Rockloff, M., Stuart, G. & Thompson, P

Central Queensland University · School of Health, Human, & Social Sciences,

$8,000
2014

Innovations in traditional gambling products

Rockloff, M., Browne, M., Donaldson, P., Li, E. & Langham, E

Gambling Research Australia

$410,000
2014

Psychosocial factors determining non-conforming health beliefs

Browne, M., Rockloff, M., & Stuart, G

Population Research Laboratory · Fostering Collaborative Research Projects Scheme

$12,500
2014

The New Zealand burden of gambling harm study

Browne, M., Langham, E. & Rockloff, M

Health Research Council Grants Scheme · New Zealand Ministry of Health

$286,000
2013

A mobile gambling platform to enhance funded research

Rockloff, M., Donaldson, P., Browne, M., Langham, E., Li, E. & Teo, W.P

Central Queensland University · Research Infrastructure Grants Scheme

$40,000
2013

Gambling online and offline: EGM environments that contribute to excess consumption and harm

Rockloff, M., Browne, M., Donaldson, P., Li, E. & Langham, E

Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation · Grants for Gambling Research Program

$132,000
2013

The design of six optimum pre-commitment features: Preparatory work to inform the ACT trial

Rockloff, M., Donaldson, P., Browne, M., Li, E. & Langham, E

Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs

$143,000
2013

Use of the programming language ‘Scratch’ to facilitate student learning and enthusiasm in online courses

Rockloff, M., McHenry, M., Donaldson, P., Browne, M., Langham, E. & Stuart, G

Central Queensland University · Learning and Teaching Grants Scheme

$5,000
2011

A wavelet random-forest classifier for event-related-potential analysis

Cutmore, T., Browne, M., & Schum, D

Griffith University · Small School Grants Scheme

$8,000
2011

Covariability in beliefs towards evolution and religion in the Australian population

Browne, M., & McHenry, M

Institute for Health and Social Science Research · Central Queensland University

$16,000
2010

Development of an automated modelling system with application to the construction / architectural industry

Browne, M. & Blumenstein, M

Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research · Researchers in Business Grant Scheme

$93,000
2007

Bilateral collaboration between CSIRO and Kei University for the development of innovative tools in ecological management

Browne, M. & Shibata, R

Australia-Japan Foundation · Bilateral collaboration

$35,000
2003

Research and development of an inspection robot for sewer pipes

Kawamura, Y., Oullette, R., Shiry, S., Browne, M. & Christaller, T

Organisation for Small & Medium Enterprises and Regional Innovation, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (Japan) · Small and Medium Enterprises and Regional Innovation Scheme

$860,000