Squiz Shortcut: What's happening with gambling ads in Oz?
Australians are known as the biggest gamblers in the world, but experts have long compared the harms associated with gambling to a public health crisis. The Federal Government has introduced legislation into parliament to change how bookmakers and betting companies can advertise their platforms to protect more Aussies - but the plan has met with some criticism. So in this Squiz Shortcut, we’ll take a look at why gambling is seen as so harmful, what the Government is proposing and how it’s gone down.
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