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The AFL is acting hypocritically in taking a minute’s silence at all its games this weekend to highlight gender-based violence while still taking millions of dollars from gambling agencies – when gambling is known to make domestic violence more frequent and more severe. “A minute’s silence is an important gesture, but when it is squeezed … Continued
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02 May 2024 Statement from Wesley Mission and the Alliance for Gambling Reform on the Outabox data breach in NSW clubs Wesley Mission and the Alliance for Gambling Reform have consistently argued that facial recognition technology in pubs and clubs is potentially illegal, poses data risks, does not minimise gambling harm and is … Continued
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The data breach by a string of NSW and ACT Clubs is inexcusable and damaging and would have been avoided by a centralised, secure universal cashless gambling card system, the Alliance for Gambling Reform CEO Carol Bennett, says. “This breach highlights just how unaccountable clubs are and how haphazard they are with the mountain of … Continued
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The Federal Government must urgently act to close a loophole that excludes predatory online gambling advertising targeting children from being included in the nation’s basic online safety code. Under current definitions the nation’s Basic Online Safety Expectations (BOSE) gambling advertising is not included among online harms such as hate speech, cyber-bullying and child sexual exploitation. … Continued
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Media release 28 March 2024 Northern Beaches Council commended for strengthened commitment to minimising gambling harm Leading gambling reform advocate, Wesley … Continued
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The operators of Melbourne’s Crown Casino are now ‘on notice’ that there must not be any further breach of its licence, after it received another reprieve by the State’s casino regulator. The chief executive of the Alliance for Gambling Reform, Carol Bennett, said Crown should make no mistake that it is ‘the last chance saloon’ … Continued
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FOR THE ATTENTION OF EDITORS AND JOURNALISTS I write to inform you that the Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation has released a new resource to help media avoid stigmatising language in news and feature items about gambling harm. Gambling has become more topical in recent years. Several public inquiries into casino practices, a federal parliamentary inquiry … Continued
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Gambling harm is a major public health issue in Australia and yet is beggars belief that the Federal Government doesn’t report on its expenditure to tackle gambling harm due to “commercial sensitivities”. The CEO of the Alliance for Gambling Reform, Carol Bennett, said the bizarre situation demonstrated the power of the gambling industry and how … Continued
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The system that governs lobbyists’ access to our Federal parliamentarians is toothless, opaque and excludes an estimated 80% of lobbyists in Canberra, according to the Alliance’s submission to the Inquiry into Access to Parliament House by Lobbyists. The CEO of the Alliance for Gambling Reform, Carol Bennett, said she was concerned that powerful vested interests from … Continued
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The voters of Dunkley have honoured Peta Murphy’s legacy by electing a Labor candidate, now it’s time for the Albanese Government to do the same and accept all of the recommendations of the online gambling inquiry that she fought so hard to deliver, even in her last days. “Certainly, the cost of living was a … Continued
