Explosive allegations of betting inducements have been heard at a Senate inquiry into online gambling laws.
- Associate Professor, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University
Research shows young Australians are most at risk of experiencing gambling harm.
Despite gambling ad bans during live sport in Australia, many World Cup viewers are still being bombarded with betting ads and marketing content.
Australia’s gambling epidemic will likely continue because the government has only half-heartedly agreed to do more to protect Australians.
The Cup is still Australia’s biggest one-day race gambling event. But there are signs it’s no longer stopping the nation like it used to.
The Albanese government now has the political capital to tackle Australia’s massive gambling problem – if it wants to.
Pokies are responsible for more than half of gambling problems in Australia. So why do politicians resist reform?
‘Responsible gambling’ depicts gambling harm as an issue for a small minority of people: so-called problem gamblers.
Star has again secured a lifeline and staved of collapse in the near term. But there are bigger questions about the profitability of casinos in Australia in general.
Reports indicate the government is considering watering down gambling ad bans proposed by an inquiry. If these are correct, it would be a win for powerful vested interests.
The Victorian government has announced major reforms intended to reduce harm caused by poker machines.
If implemented, the recommendations of Australia’s online gambling inquiry will advance regulation by several orders of magnitude.
No one can say Australian sport is worse off without tobacco ads. We can protect a new generation of young sports fans from harm by following other nations’ lead – and phasing out gambling ads.
NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet has convinced his cabinet to back major pokie reforms, and they will be a vast improvement on the current situation.
Making warnings on gambling ads stronger is better than what we have now, but to really make a difference to problem gambling, far stricter measures must be instituted.
The NSW Crime Commission says cashless gambling cards are needed to stop billions of dollars of ‘dirty money’ being funnelled through NSW pokie venues,
Fixing the culture of individual casino operators is one thing. Fixing the political culture that allowed them to run amok is another.
Whether the Victorian royal commission leads to a more responsible gambling industry depends on the recommendations the state government has kicked down the road.
Crown Resorts’ contribution to Victoria is at the core of its attempts to keep its casino licence. But the costs of it keeping the casino may well be greater
Helen Coonan’s evidence to the Victorian Royal Commission into Crown Melbourne shows how entrenched the gaming company’s cutlural problems are.
Evidence to the Victorian Royal Commission into Crown’s Melbourne casino shows the emptiness of ‘responsible gambling’ strategies.
The royal commission needs to report back by August. This is an ambitious timeline.
Crown’s Melbourne and Perth casinos are in the firing line.
Crown Resorts has been told to delay opening its Barangaroo casino until NSW regulators decide if it is fit to hold the casino licence.
The NSW inquiry has uncovered things Melbourne inquiries haven’t.
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