Social and Economic Impact Study into Gambling in Tasmania

This Request for Tender is seeking the services of an appropriately qualified consultant to undertake a Social and Economic Impact Study into Gambling in Tasmania. This Study is required to be undertaken pursuant to the provisions of the Gaming Control Act 1993 and will be the first of what will become a longitudinal study into the impacts of gambling in Tasmania. The scope and objectives of this Study are as follows: establish a framework and methodology to enable the research to be repeated and used for longitudinal analysis; quantify and assess the broad social impacts of gambling in Tasmania; analyse the economic impacts of gambling in Tasmania and quantify the financial impacts upon the State and local government, as well as an assessment of its effect upon tourism, recreation, economic development and employment; and identify the incidence of problem gambling in Tasmania and analyse that in comparison with other States and Territories.