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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Henry Belot

Sportsbet advertises multi-bets on AFL website after pulling TV ads due to ‘community sentiment’

Sportsbet signage during AFL game
Same-game multis allow gambling on a combination of outcomes such as possessions and goal scorers, and all must succeed for the bet to be paid out. Analysis has shown that multi-bets have a high fail rate for gamblers. Photograph: Julian Smith/AAP

The gambling giant Sportsbet has splashed ads for its expanded same-game multi-bets on the AFL’s website, months after pulling them from free-to-air broadcasts due to “strong community sentiment”.

The ads, which reveal Sportsbet now accepts same-game multi-bets on how many possessions a player acquires during a match, encouraged people to “bet now” and surrounded the AFL homepage.

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