More than 1,000 days after being handed the report from an inquiry into gambling harm, the Albanese Government has finally released its response, just hours before the budget.
The eight page response to the inquiry chaired by the late Labor MP Peta Murphy included a watered down set of restrictions on gambling ads including:
No gambling ads online - unless you're over 18 and have an account on a social, or streaming platform where you can choose whether you see them or not via an opt out system.
No ads on radio during school drop off and pick up times (8am to 9am and 3pm to 4pm).
A ban on celebrities and sports players in gambling ads.
The scrapping of advertising at sports venues and on players’ and officials’ uniforms.
A limit of three TV ads an hour between 6am and 8:30pm, and a complete ban during live sport broadcasts within those same hours.
The response to the inquiry also ignores calls for a proper regulator of online book makers.
The National Account’s Archie Milligan has the full rundown:
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