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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Katharine Murphy Political editor

Albanese expresses personal dislike for gambling ads during sporting events as pressure builds for ban

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese looks on ahead of the NRL Round 6 match between the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs and the South Sydney Rabbitohs at ACCOR Stadium in Sydney, Friday, April 7, 2023.
The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, attends an NRL game in April. He says Peter Dutton’s advocacy of a betting ads ban is surprising given the Coalition ‘did nothing for nine years on any of those issues’. Photograph: Mark Evans/AAP

Anthony Albanese has declared he finds the barrage of betting advertisements during sporting matches “annoying” after opposition leader Peter Dutton proposed a ban because “footy time is family time”.

In an interview with Guardian Australian, the prime minister said he would not directly comment on any plans to ban this advertising, saying there was a review under way.

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