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The Alliance’s Chief Advocate, Tim Costello, has sought an urgent meeting with the Prime Minister after Mr Albanese appeared to wrongly label him a gambling prohibitionist in the national parliament yesterday. Mr Costello is also urging Mr Albanese to meet face to face with Mark Kempster who has spoken out bravely and powerfully of his … Continued
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Media release 11 September 2024 Government’s proposed partial ban on gambling ads risks ballot box backlash The Federal … Continued
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WATERFORD, Ireland, Sept. 10, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — With cybercrime running rampant and data breaches on the rise, trusted online casinos globally are arming themselves with the latest military-grade encryption technologies to outsmart even the most sophisticated cyber thugs. Minimum Deposit Casinos (MDC) – a leading global casino resource portal – said data breaches were … Continued
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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
