The NSW Labor government will ban gambling advertising on public transport, including trains, buses, light rail, and stations, following criticism over the promotion of a sports betting app. The ban will be implemented over the next 12 months and will affect Transport for NSW's extensive advertising network, which generates over $33 million in revenue annually. This move comes amid growing concerns about the impact of gambling advertising, particularly on young people.
The NSW Labor government will ban gambling advertising on public transport – including axing all internal and external promotions on trains, buses and light rail and at stations and ferry wharves – amid criticism that a Brisbane-based sports betting app was spruiked across the network.
However, when advertisements for sports betting app Picklebet turned up on trains, light rail and in stations last year, commuters and gambling reform advocates pushed the government for tighter controls on what types of advertising it accepted. Online gambling is big business in Australia, with sports betting turnover soaring past $50 billion a year. The Albanese government has been pressured to ban online gambling advertisements, including from its Labor MPs, but it is unlikely that legislation will eventuate before the looming federal election after lobbying from sporting codes and media outlets.
“Parents are rightly worried about the impact it has on their kids, so it’s not something that we think needs to be on our transport network,” she said.
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