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'Alarming': one in three Aussie children gambling

Calls are growing to ban betting ads in light of new research showing Aussie teens spend $18 million gambling each year.

AAP · Apr 6, 2025

Slow gambling shift defended after bus, train ad ban

As the push continues for a national ban on gambling advertisements, one state won't let the ads be plastered across its public transport network.

AAP · Jan 28, 2025

1 In 3 Bets Placed By Aussies Last Year Were Made By Problem Gamblers, Grim New Data Shows

Aussies lose more than $25 billion to gambling each year.

Pedestrian.tv · Jun 25, 2024

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Gambling advertisements ‘groom our kids with impunity’

Concerns have been raised at how companies are targeting children with gambling ads, with one activist going so far as to brand it "grooming".

The New Daily · Dec 5, 2022

Gambling ads 'groom kids with impunity'

A gambling inquiry has heard ads targeting children could have "horrific and lifelong" implications with more than 430,000 kids under 16 likely betting already.

AAP · Dec 5, 2022

Tim Costello: AFL’s gambling addiction on ‘borrowed time’ after betting scandal

While no changes will happen to the AFL's gambling sponsorships overnight, Tim Costello the partnership is now living on "borrowed time".

The New Daily · Nov 17, 2022

We fact-checked Samantha Ratnam's claim that Victorians have lost $66 billion at the pokies. Here's what we found.

Samantha Ratnam says Victorians have lost $66 billion on the pokies. But that figure does not account for inflation — or the losses that have occurred at Crown Casino.

ABC News · Nov 17, 2022

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Poker machine gambling is getting worse amid cost of living fears, say advocates who are calling for reform

Queenslanders lost $253 million to pokies in pubs and clubs in June, up 30 per cent on pre-pandemic levels. Advocates say people are looking for a "false gold glitter of hope" amid cost of living pressures.

ABC News · Aug 7, 2022

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