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Sport is being used to normalise gambling. We should treat the problem just like smoking

  • Written by Charles Livingstone, Associate Professor, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University

Turn on the TV and you’re four times more likely to see a gambling ad during a sports broadcast than during other programming.

The number of gambling ads on TV has grown from 374 a day in 2016 to 948 in 2021. The Australian Football League and National Rubgy League have an “official wagering partner”, whose logo is displayed...

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