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Women have historically been excluded from sports gambling, both physically and socially. But there are signs wagering companies are trying to change that.
Ahead of the final sitting week for 2024, the government has not just withdrawn its bill aimed at curbing misinformation and disinformation, but says it won’t attempt to bring it back if re-elected.
Many migrants, including those in the NT, experience financial, social and emotional pressures. These sometimes lead them to gambling as a means of socialisation or stress relief.
Two key factors mean some gambling forms are more harmful than others: the speed of betting, and bet size.
It’s another step in the ‘gamblification’ of sport.
Current regulations are not enough – we need an advertising ban and loss limits to reduce Australians’ huge gambling losses and the harm it causes.
What outsiders might view as wasted time (betting on sports) is actually being used productively to prepare for the future.
Is the current debate around gambling ad bans feeling a bit familiar? It’s reminiscent of previous efforts by the masters of spin themselves.
Joining the podcast is Independent member for Clark, Andrew Wilkie. Wilkie has advocated for gambling reform during his entire political career.
The argument that we need to protect sports gambling ads to look after the interests of giant media brands has little merit. Losing this revenue would hurt, but the industry would be able to adapt.
Lobbyists for Australia’s gambling sector argue advertising isn’t normalising the practice to children and that any ban would force people to bet illegally. Results here and globally say otherwise.
Reports indicate the government is considering watering down gambling ad bans proposed by an inquiry. If these are correct, it would be a win for powerful vested interests.
AUSTRAC’s report makes clear that Australia has both highly profitable criminal activity and a wide range of sectors vulnerable to money-laundering abuse. That is a recipe for criminal exploitation.
When the serious melds with the absurd, it’s easy to react in the wrong way.
A betting scandal using inside information has rocked UK politics ahead of the July election. But what exactly is inside information and how can it be misused?
The UK Supreme Court has shown that misusing inside information to deliberately gain an objectively improper advantage, when gambling, constitutes cheating.
Why we shouldn’t let the actions of a few taint the reputations of an entire political class.
The recent A-League yellow card scandal raises questions about the ever-expanding range of betting options, both in terms of gambling problems and sports integrity.
Early writers on probability had explained how the ‘house advantage’ didn’t need to be large for a gambling enterprise to profit enormously. But gamblers and gambling operators were slow to catch on.
Top contributors
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Associate Professor, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University
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Fellow, POLIS: The Centre for Social Policy Research, Australian National University
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Associate Professor, School of Business and Tourism, Southern Cross University
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Emeritus Professor, University of Nottingham, (currently CEO and Senior Vice President of the PETRA Group), University of Nottingham
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Director of the International Gaming Research Unit and Professor of Behavioural Addiction, Nottingham Trent University
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Principal Research Fellow, CQUniversity Australia
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Knight Chair in Sports Journalism and Society, Penn State
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Professor of Public Health, Deakin University
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Lecturer in the School of Psychological Science, University of Bristol
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Senior Lecturer (Geographic Information Systems), Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University
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Head, Experimental Gambling Research Lab, CQUniversity Australia
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Professor of Economics and Finance. Director of the Betting Research Unit and the Political Forecasting Unit at Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Trent University
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Associate Professor of Markets, Public Policy and Law, Boston University
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James Doughney is a Friend of The Conversation.
Emeritus professor, Victoria University
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
