This petition received over 700 signatures, has been tabled in parliament, and is now closed. Thanks for your interest and concern.

The Problem

Gambling advertising drives addiction, financial ruin, and profound harm across Australia.

The Murphy Report revealed that advertising normalises betting for children—with 600,000 under-18s gambling—and fuels $32 billion in annual losses, domestic violence, mental health crises and suicides linked to gambling debts.

Families in the ACT suffer most, with per-capita losses reaching $2,700 yearly.

The government's proposed partial ban—with caps on TV ads, opt-outs for online, and loopholes for sports and digital platforms—is ineffective because it fails to stop the constant exposure driving harm, ignores Murphy's call for a total ban, and leaves children and vulnerable people unprotected.