Fri. Nov 15th, 2024
'The world won't end': Push for greater crackdown on gambling - ABC listen

The Government’s long awaited response to a parliamentary inquiry into online gambling harms looks like it will soon be released, over a year after the report was tabled. 

Over the weekend the Nine papers suggested the proposed ban on gambling ads would be watered down – with a cap on two gambling ads per hour on TV until 10pm. Independent Kate Chaney says while these are just rumours, the evidence shows “partial bans don’t work” and this wouldn’t go far enough to address the normalisation of gambling in sport.

  • Guest: Kate Chaney, Independent MP for Curtin 

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