Australia

I sound like a parrot repeating this.

But

The graph of gambling spend per capita is a nice straight line. From the minnows, all the way to 2nd place, it's straight and direct. Small increments for each country.

USA is second, average spend of $400 per capita. That's pokies, horses, gambling, Vegas etc.

1st place is Aus. $2400 per capita. 5 times second place.

Aus needs to drastically change our gambling rules and regs. Ban advertising on all media forms including Internet. Block international gambling sites that don't comply. Don't associate odds with sports in any way. Pokies in pubs can fuck right off too. Tax that to the point where they serve no purpose to have on site.

This is the best summary I could come up with:

The fluorescent ads for gambling giant Tabcorp were splashed on digital billboards, despite the company previously declaring there was “too much advertising” and that change was necessary to protect vulnerable people.

“Australian families should be able to watch live sport without being bombarded by gambling advertising,” Tabcorp’s then chief executive, Adam Rytenskild, said in March last year.

“Governments have a responsibility to close the range of channels that the gambling industry can use to promote its products and create brand awareness and loyalty – particularly with a view to protecting children and young people.”

The Albanese government is yet to respond to a parliamentary inquiry, led by the late Labor MP Peta Murphy, which called for a total ban on gambling ads, after a three-year transition period.

“The government is examining restrictions and engaging with stakeholders, including harm reduction advocates, health experts and industry, as we develop our policy,” Rowland said earlier this year.

The government has introduced regulation to protect consumers from gambling harm, including a national self-exclusion register and more assertive public health warnings on broadcast ads.

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I used to live sport but I gave up on watching because of the influence of gambling on the entire system. It will be nice to have that gone but I don't think I'll go back.

But, what about the AFL's official betting partner?!