The health impact of gambling worldwide is much worse than previously known, international research says
ABCThe global health impacts of gambling are much worse than previously thought, according to an international medical journal. "Our conclusion is clear: gambling poses a threat to public health, the control of which requires a substantial expansion and tightening of gambling industry regulation," the report said. "So that there isn't any threat to governments and countries that want to prohibit or to restrict gambling from overseas illegal operators," Professor Livingstone said. "There is a desire for change and to rightly treat gambling as a serious public health issue in Australia, given the extent and nature of harm," he said. "Banning online advertising will not stop Australian's gambling, it will simply push Australians towards illegal offshore providers, who lure customers in with large bonuses and then don't pay out winnings or provide their customers with any safer gambling tools," he said.
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Government to boost age limit for risky gambling games
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MPs aim to ban all online gambling ads, stop credit card access
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MP's push to limit online gambling by banning ads, credit card payments
NL TimesPoll shows young men in the US are more at risk for gambling addiction than the general population
The IndependentAs the gambling advertising ban debate heats up, a new report calls for maximum loss limits for pokies and online betting
ABCAustralians lead the world when it comes to gambling and this is what's behind our addiction
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Online slot games ‘highly addictive’ despite new limits, say bereaved parents
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UK sets £2 spin limit for under-25s on online slot games to combat harmful gambling
The IndependentFormer gambling addict calls for advertising bans as federal government considers reforms
ABCWhat the parliamentary inquiry discovered about “gambling responsibly” in an age of smartphones
ABCGambling ads should be banned within three years to tackle addiction crisis, parliamentary committee says
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Nearly one in five people gambling online ‘have a problem or are at risk’
The Independent
New amendments to IT Rules lack clarity, fall short in defining key aspects
The HinduVideo games with simulated gambling to be given R18+ rating under new proposal to protect children and problem gamblers
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‘Ban on online gambling will come as a relief to families of compulsive players’
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More youngsters than expected have taken to gambling online
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More youngsters than expected have taken to gambling online
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Government invites inputs from stakeholders on online gaming
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‘Threat To Children's Health': Karnataka Advocates' Group Seeks Ban On Online Gaming
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The pandemic has triggered a British online gambling crisis
WiredYoung male gamblers on sports betting splurge during COVID-19 lockdown, research shows
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Online games are harming children through gambling and other features, say Lords
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‘It’s the perfect storm’: Why gambling addictions are harder to manage under lockdown
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Online gamblers will no longer be allowed to use credit cards for betting
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Will bookmakers' pledge of millions to address problem gambling buy off their critics?
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Major flaws revealed in government’s attempt to tackle ‘crack cocaine’ gambling machines
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Labour to ban credit card betting to tackle 'public health emergency' from problem gambling
The IndependentSocial impact of legalising gambling is enormous: Congress
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Advertising regulator unveils tough new standards for gambling ads
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I was addicted to gambling machines at 16, and despite clear evidence the industry refuses to accept that there's a problem
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Gambling firms spent half a billion pounds on TV adverts since 2012
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'Government leaves protection of online gamblers largely up to operators'
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'Government leaves protection of online gamblers largely up to operators'
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Top advisory body criticises government's online gambling plans
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