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"In June 2023, Labor MP Peta Murphy presented a report to the Albanese
government recommending a ban on gambling advertising due to the grave social
and financial harms caused by gambling ads online, on TV and at sporting
venues.
So far the Albanese government has refused to act on the Murphy report.
This is despite the public emphatically agreeing with the recommendations:
recent research confirms earlier findings that about 75% of Australians support
a total ban on gambling advertising, and 80% support their ban on social media,
online, in stadiums and on players’ uniforms.
Gambling companies are putting up a fight, saying their sponsorship of sport
enables grassroots competitions for kids. But this same argument was put
forward by Big Tobacco when governments tried to curb tobacco advertisement
from the late 1960s.
However once those bans came into effect, Australian sports raised revenue from
other sources that allowed grassroots competitions to thrive."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
