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Carolyn Holbrook, Senior Lecturer in History, Deakin University

How the push to end tobacco advertising in the 1970s could be used to curb gambling ads today

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If you think you are seeing a lot more gambling ads on television and online platforms, you are not imagining it. They are so common that high-profile AFL players have refused to participate in sponsored gambling.

Online gambling companies are ploughing huge amounts of money into advertising, and for good reason. The ads work. While fewer people are gambling overall, online gambling is a booming industry.

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