The AFL Fans Association have called on the sporting code and government to gradually wind back the 'bombardment' of gambling ads on match days which have begun 'grooming' children to become future gamblers.
The government and sporting code are now facing growing calls to reform laws around gambling ads following the release of a report by a federal parliamentary committee providing 31 recommendations.
The AFL Fans Association have voiced their concern with the impact gambling ads have on families. Picture: Mark Metcalfe/AFL Photos/via Getty Images A survey conducted by the AFL Fans Association with 3,000 fans earlier this year found 76 per cent were in support a blanket ban on gambling ads on TV and radio while 79 per cent wanted to see the ads banned from stadiums.
“That would be putting them on later, not as many and that would be the only realistic thing you could do overnight.” The organisation receives sponsorship money plus a cut of gambling turnover on its matches which Mr Issko suggested could be between “$30-$40 million a year”. “There are solutions, it’s a matter of are you willing to work towards those solutions or are you just going to say, ‘no we can’t do anything about it’ and I think there needs to be pressure on the AFL to start talking about solutions.”
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