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Samantha Thomas, Professor of Public Health, Deakin University

The gambling industry is pulling out all the stops to prevent an ad ban, but the evidence is against it

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With parliament sitting this week, the federal government is trying to finalise its proposed laws to limit gambling advertising.

The current proposal is a partial ban, with limits to ads during general TV programming. Previously, a parliamentary committee, chaired by late Labor MP Peta Murphy, unanimously recommended banning gambling ads entirely.

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