‘Overwhelmingly, it’s about poker machines’: Albanese says banning gambling advertising won’t solve the problem

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has argued that Australians being “bombarded” with sports gambling advertisements isn’t the cause of our national gambling problem.

Speaking on ABC Perth on Tuesday morning, Albanese pointed out that sports betting represents less than 5% of problem gambling in Australia.

“What we want to do is to reduce the impact and the harm that gambling advertising is causing, and we’re taking action to do that,” he said when asked about the issue in the lead up to this weekend’s AFL Finals.

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