I support a ban on gambling advertising being passed by Parliament as a matter of urgency.  Australians suffer the biggest gambling losses in the world – about $32 bn per year – and the ACT is at the top of the list.  Banning advertising is not banning placing a bet if that’s what you enjoy.  The ban aims to push back at the persistent online grooming of young people, and the danger of addiction that can ruin their lives and the lives of those around them.

Australia has been a world leader in driving down smoking rates – tobacco advertising was banned over 30 years ago because successive governments understood it was the right thing to do.  We need the same will to follow through to ban gambling advertising.

The hard work has been done through the Murphy Review and the Government had a Bill drafted.  Let’s get it back on the table and get this legislation passed!