Malinauskas telling people "to celebrate capital as well as labour" is everything you need to know about what the ALP has become.

#LaborValues #SAvotes #AusPol

"Research suggests 80 per cent of Australian 10-year-olds know the odds and the logos of sports betting companies. Hundreds of thousands of these kids are now illegally gambling underage themselves.

"One report says 600,000 children – 30 per cent of 12- to 17-year-olds – are spending almost $20 million on gambling."

#LaborValues #AusPol #Gambling
https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/share/22863/VYT2vCcz

Political donations are effective.

#LaborValues #AusPol #Gambling

You spin some, you lose more: how Albanese’s gambling rhetoric falls short

Anthony Albanese states he’s taken more action on problem gambling than any government since Federation. How does this claim stack up?

The Conversation
‘Frustrated’ by slow pace of gambling ads reform, Labor caucus wants Wells to act

Documents released under FoI show Wells’ department worried about how gambling reforms would affect sporting codes and media companies

The Guardian

If you believe gambling ads should be banned, now would be a very good time to email your local Labor MP (and/or Senators) to tell them that only a complete ban will be acceptable.

#LaborValues #AusPol #Gambling

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-08-13/gambling-advertising-ban-negotiations-labor-children-sport/104215856

Gambling advertising limits briefed to group of Labor MPs, but proposed laws could be pushed out

Laws to restrict gambling advertising are being bargained over inside Labor's caucus, as the prime minister warns a misstep could have "unintended consequences" for Australia.

ABC News

91% of people want some form of restriction on gambling ads, yet Labor is too scared to do anything.

#LaborValues #AusPol #Gambling

Albanese talked today about 'tackling problem gambling'. This language shows that he's only listening to the gambling lobby, with their relentless focus on individual responsibility, a strategy designed to avoid talking about their insidious, parasitic business model.

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Sportsbet advertises multi-bets on AFL website after pulling TV ads due to ‘community sentiment’

Ads encouraging sport fans to ‘bet now’ do not breach any rules but gambling reform advocates say it shows industry attempts to self-regulate have failed

The Guardian
Introducing SMOS Watch: Special Minister of State Don Farrell is patient… oh so patient

Don Farrell is special minister of state. Or, at least, that's what his website says. But it's strangely lacking in any evidence for it.

Crikey