\u201dBecause we don’t want kids growing up thinking that soccer and gambling are inextricably linked. We want Australians to love sport for what it is.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n
Mr Albanese also warned of a crackdown on online lottery products and overseas gambling providers, as well as a ban on online keno “pocket pokies”.<\/p>\n
The announcement comes more than three years after the government was handed the report “Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose more” from the parliamentary inquiry into the harms of online gambling led by the late Labor MP Peta Murphy.<\/p>\n\n\n
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\nThree years have passed since the government was handed a report on how to reduce the harm caused by gambling. (ABC News: Stephen Cavenagh<\/span>)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\nThe study made 31 recommendations, including a gradual and complete ban on online gambling advertising, television, radio, stadiums and jerseys.<\/p>\n
It also called for the creation of a national online gambling harm reduction strategy, clearer federal regulation, the establishment of a new independent online gambling ombudsman, and the introduction of a harm reduction tax on gambling companies to fund research, education and support services.<\/p>\n
One of the key recommendations was to prohibit or limit solicitations such as bonus wagers and promotions that encourage high-risk wagers.<\/p>\n
Mr Albanese said the government would set out a full response to the Murphy report when Parliament reconvenes in May.<\/p>\n
“The Murphy report is the beginning, not the end,” he said.<\/p>\n
He added that “more than half” of gambling incidents were caused by slot machines, but this was not addressed in the report.<\/p>\n\nAlbanians outline need for urgent reforms amid global uncertainty<\/h3>\n The prime minister will use his speech at the National Press Club to tout “urgent” change amid significant international uncertainty caused by war in the Middle East.<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n
However, the Prime Minister described the proposals as “the most significant gambling reforms ever undertaken”.<\/p>\n
Following a report in the Sydney Morning Herald suggesting Mr Albanese intends to immediately respond to the gambling investigation, ACT independent senator David Pocock called on the government not to water down its recommendations.<\/p>\n
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“Using a major global conflict as a cover for a half-hearted response almost three years after the Murphy Inquiry was released is a betrayal of all Australians.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Senator Pocock said.<\/span><\/div>\n“The publication of this under the guise of a significant increase in international uncertainty, citing minor changes to gambling advertising, must be condemned for its content.”<\/p>\n
Senator Pocock said the report identified banning gambling inducements as the “most urgent” reform needed to minimize harm.<\/p>\n\nGambling Helpline:<\/h2>\n<\/aside>\n “Australians have seen a kind of half-hearted response from a vested-interested Albanian government that has not suffered for years at the hands of gambling companies,” he said.<\/p>\n
Deakin University professor Samantha Thomas, who studies gambling, said she was concerned the government’s response did not adequately address the harms, including the risks to children.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe want action, not showboating,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
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\u201dWe need effective reforms that actually protect young people, rather than giving industries the freedom to innovate based on rules.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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