Proposed bans on online ads and inducements would make a difference to problem gambling, campaigners concede
are “manifestly inadequate”, advocates and health experts have warned, after revelations print ads will be exempted and restrictions on broadcast ads will not apply until July 2026.
Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Stakeholders were also told that the majority of 31 recommendations of the Murphy report were being dealt with by the social services minister, Amanda Rishworth. “Partial bans are going to be ineffective, with numerous loopholes for advertisers to continue to keep the product in the public eye,” he told Guardian Australia.
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