Author: Daniel Williams

Reports have emerged that the Albanese government has abandoned a proposal for a blanket ban on gambling ads on TV and radio in favour of caps. In response, MP Kate Chaney urged members of the public who are “sick of gambling ads” to contact Communications Minister Michelle Rowland and express their disapproval of the government’s new proposal. According to anonymous sources whose information on the matter was revealed by the Sydney Morning Herald and the Australian Financial Review, discussions involving the government and stakeholders were held recently, and current plans…

A recent study, led by Dr. Hannah Pitt from Deakin’s Institute for Health Transformation and other researchers from Curtin University and the University of Wollongong, has revealed how Australian teens feel about gambling and betting marketing. As the study explains, marketing can substantially affect the normalisation of gambling among young people, particularly when associated with a healthy activity such as sports. Furthermore, while gambling and betting marketing have become omnipresent in Australia, young people have never been consulted about their perception of the government’s policies concerning gambling marketing regulations. The…

As announced by the New South Wales Independent Casino Commission (NICC) on July 31st, Adam Bell SC has officially submitted the report of his second inquiry into The Star. While the report’s contents have not yet been officially revealed, there are concerns that The Star might yet again be deemed unfit to retain a licence. The news of the report’s submission led to The Star’s share prices taking a hit of 1.7%, as reported by the Capital Brief, with the said percentage eventually reaching 2.5%, according to the Brisbane Times.…

As part of its efforts to curb problem gambling, the City Council of Lane Cove, one of Sydney’s suburbs, has reached the decision to get rid of the poker machines located in its buildings. As reported by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), the buildings in question currently house the Longueville Sporting Club and the Lane Cove Bowling and Recreation Club, which own ten and seven pokie machines, respectively. When speaking with ABC Radio Sydney, Rochelle Flood, Councillor of NSW Greens, said that councils should in no way support poker machines…

New Zealand’s government is planning to implement a licensing system that will give online casino operators the opportunity to legally target gamblers in New Zealand. While the Problem Gambling Foundation welcomed the regulation of online casino gaming, it called for the new laws to be accompanied by a ban on iGaming ads. As specified by Brooke van Velden, Minister of Internal Affairs, regulated casinos will be required to follow a range of rules. They will answer to the Department of Internal Affairs, which will become the country’s gambling regulator once…

According to researchers from the Centre for Gambling Research at the Australian National University (ANU), the at-risk gambling rate in Australia currently stands at 13.6%, which marks a 2% increase from last year’s data (11.6%). These percentage figures, along with other pieces of crucial insight into the gambling habits of Australians, are among the various findings in the team’s study. The said report encompasses data gathered over the course of five years. Overall Gambling Participation has Decreased As described by the study’s lead author, Dr Aino Suomi, in a publication…

July 25th saw the publication of the Gambling Commission’s first annual report of the Gambling Survey for Great Britain (GSGB), providing new insight into the gambling behaviour of UK residents. The National Centre for Social Research and the University of Glasgow helmed the survey, and 9,804 participants took part. In addition, the survey was carried out through what Professor Patrick Sturgis, Professor of Quantitative Social Science at the London School of Economics, referred to as “push-to-web mixed mode design,” as well as “random probability sampling from the Postcode Address File.”…

The English Football League has pledged that it, along with the Premier League, the Football Association (FA), and the Women’s Super League (WSL), will follow a new code of conduct that pertains to the way gambling sponsorships will be handled in British football. This news follows AFC Bournemouth’s announcement that betting company BJ88 will be its front-of-shirt partner during the two upcoming Premier League seasons, something that sparked a new wave of complaints about the numerous Premier League club deals involving betting and casino operators. Some Principles Aim to Address…

In May, the Charity Commission launched an investigation into GambleAware after the Good Law Project raised concerns regarding GambleAware’s alleged failure to take an unbiased approach toward gambling treatment and prevention. The Charity Commission did not find any incriminating factors during this probe, and as announced by GambleAware on Monday, the case is now closed. Meanwhile, the Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) celebrated its members’ generous contributions toward the services that aim to curb gambling harm in the UK. The Good Law Project is a non-profit organisation that assisted advocate…

In 2022, Australian bookmaker Robbie Waterhouse, husband of horse trainer Gai Waterhouse, was accused of offering gambling inducements to a RobWaterhouse.com client who had requested for their betting account to be closed for good. This led to a legal battle that would, as was made clear during a hearing held on Monday, last around two years. As reported by The Daily Mail, magistrate Gemma Slack-Smith will reveal the verdict later this year, on November 15th. If found guilty, Mr Waterhouse will be penalised for having breached New South Wales’ gambling…