Image of some dice being thrown onto the words - Take a Break. Bar yourself from gambling in just 2 minutes.

Take a Break encourages patrons to bar themselves from gambling by discreetly using a simple QR code. It links to a form that takes just two minutes to complete and is easily found on posters around SA venues.

The Consumer and Business Services initiative has been expanded statewide in conjunction with Gambling Harm Support SA, Clubs SA and the Australian Hotels Association SA.

A person can apply to be barred from any venue that offers gambling and can seek to be barred from anywhere between three months to an indefinite barring. The request is processed and implemented by the next business day.

The barring request also contains an option for the person seeking a barring to opt in for contact from a Gambling Help Service offering free and confidential support and provides helpful links on gambling support options.

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Signage

Signage can be placed in gaming rooms and in discreet locations such as the back of a toilet door where people can scan the QR code without having to have a conversation with anyone about their gambling.

Venues can download signage using the links below. Note:  use of these supplied digital images is not to be counted within the 20 percent of idle screen time required for gambling harm messages.

Digital signage

LCD screens

ATM screens

Gambling Harm Action Week initiatives

Take a Break was first trialled in November 2024, starting during Gambling Harm Action Week to shine a spotlight on the options available to people struggling with their gambling.

Other initiatives launched on 27 October 2024 include:

  • a rebrand of the Office for Problem Gambling to Gambling Harm Support SA to reframe gambling issues as matters of health and wellbeing for the whole community, rather than individual or personal failure
  • its language guide for professionals and the community to change the conversation about gambling harm with the aim of reducing stigma associated
  • a series of short videos featuring people with lived experience of gambling harm, highlighting how certain language prevented them from seeking help.

You can read more about Gambling Harm Support SA's latest initiatives on its website.