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The Alliance for Gambling Reform has launched a ‘swarm’ campaign targeting three key ALP seats in Sydney coinciding with the football finals, in an effort to increase pressure for a full gambling ad ban. The online, text and advertising campaign will include sending texts during the Paramatta Eels NRL game on Friday and AFL football … Continued
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A new shareholder activism campaign has been launched that targets media companies Nine Entertainment and Seven West in an effort to stop them taking adverts from gambling companies. But the deadline to be involved in the campaign (Sept 3) is fast approaching. The Alliance for Gambling Reform has joined forces with activist share trading … Continued
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The more Australians spend on poker machines, the higher the crime rate. This is the key finding to emerge from a landmark study of gambling and crime published in the prestigious journal Addiction. The authors of the study found that each 10 per cent increase in gambling expenditure in NSW results in more than: 4,500 … Continued
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WATERFORD, Ireland, Aug. 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — In a bid to double down on underage gambling, regulated online casinos globally will forfeit the winnings of those found to be under the legal age. As the gambling industry draws a firm line against illegal play, it is also adopting cutting-edge biometric facial age verification technology … Continued
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It is wonderful that the issue of gambling reform is, at last, on the national agenda. What is not wonderful is that so many are parroting the misinformation of the gambling industry including that an advertising ban will lead to a spike in illegal online betting. “This is baloney,” says Stewart Kenny, co-founder of sports … Continued
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A new shareholder activism campaign has been launched that targets media companies Nine Entertainment and Seven West in an effort to stop them taking advertisements from gambling companies. The Alliance for Gambling Reform has joined forces with activist share trading platform SIX to use investor power to stop gambling ads at Australia’s big media companies. … Continued
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A powerful alliance of former prime ministers and premiers, MPs, union leaders, sport, business, health, union and faith figures, academics, writers, social justice advocates and social service groups have called on the Federal Government and the Opposition to commit to banning all gambling advertising within three years. The letter – signed by more than 60 … Continued
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WATERFORD, Ireland, Aug. 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The economic impact of gambling on national economies has been astronomical from 2020 -2024, according to the latest Statista research. The online gambling market alone is expected to generate an impressive US$97.70 billion by the end of 2024, with an annual growth rate of 6.46% projected to … Continued
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Media release For immediate release 4 August 2024 All gambling ads must go! While welcoming news today that the government is considering a blanket ban on social media … Continued
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Media reports the Federal Government’s will not honour the recommendations of the Murphy report by rejecting recommendations to impose a phased-in ban on all gambling advertising is ‘bitterly disappointing’. But the Alliance has welcomed a potential crackdown on social media gambling advertising as ‘significant’ and again urged the government to implement all 31 recommendations of … Continued
