The Victorian government has announced major reforms intended to reduce harm caused by poker machines, but the gambling industry won’t accept these changes quietly.
If implemented, the recommendations of Australia’s online gambling inquiry will advance regulation by several orders of magnitude.
No one can say Australian sport is worse off without tobacco ads. We can protect a new generation of young sports fans from harm by following other nations’ leads and phasing out gambling ads.
TikTok’s hosting of sports betting ads underlines the pervasiveness of the problem. It’s increasingly clear gambling advertising needs to be heavily restricted, if not stopped altogether.
There’s little more than a year left for Crown Resorts to get its house in order and become worthy of keeping its casino licence.
Gambling during homelessness is sometimes motivated out of desperation, and in the hope of financial gain.
Gaming can be fun and challenging, but also has a dark side that can trigger impulsive responses that are a symptom manifestation of addiction.
We need to find ways to hold platforms responsible for the potential and actual abuses that take place in the online advertising world.
The video gaming industry is booming. A Different Lens looks at the good, the bad, and the ugly side of gaming, and the industry's future.
Recent reports of death threats to AFL players over failed wagers calls into question – again – the cosy relationship sporting code administrations have with bookmakers.
Footy returns this week, and with it will come an avalanche of alcohol advertising, with little protection for children.
The significance of sport in society, particularly in the current crisis, runs much deeper than merely supporting your favourite team.
COVID-19-enforced shutdowns of pubs, clubs and casinos could push high-risk gamblers to shift their habit online.
Research has started to show that social media overuse can, much like drug and gambling addictions, lead to poor decision-making.
Pokies clubs and other gambling operators have had their charitable contributions exposed by new research.
The culmination of the year’s footballing contests gave opportunistic sports betting companies the chance to grow their markets.
Innovative treatment approaches to compulsions and addictions are the focus of the new neuroscience research lab, BrainPark.
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