Alliance for Gambling Reform

Time to reduce #GamblingHarm. Advocating to implement reforms to prevent harm on poker machines and minimise sports gambling's impact.

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These offshore platforms risk exposing Australians to gambling harm while regulators race to catch up.

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Prediction markets are the next wave of gambling harm https://t.co/852oW1lSdq

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The Alliance CEO Martin Thomas warned: “We’re concerned about it. I think it will be part of this next wave [of gambling] to hit Australia, which will have a deep impact, and which regulators and policymakers will be way behind on,”

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These stories show gambling harm is not about individual responsibility or weakness - it is about dangerous products, relentless access and systems that fail to protect people before the damage is done.

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Gambling harm is destroying lives - and safeguards are failing https://t.co/HsHn0f02GT

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One person harmed by gambling said: “I nearly took my own life over gambling because we just don't have the safeguards in place to protect vulnerable people.”

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This is why industry cannot be trusted to mark its own homework. We need strong, independent standards for gambling harm prevention messaging - not ads that drive people back to gambling.

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Safer gambling ads may be doing harm https://t.co/NYK6bqRhZr

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The study found some operator campaigns had “backfire effects” and “may encourage gambling engagement”, while reinforcing the idea gambling is safe.

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He also said, “The group of friends seemed to be having a great time with laughs and beers but may be unaware of the dangers of the possibility of getting addicted to gambling on the horses or dogs.”

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Gambling harm is being hidden in plain sight

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Max said, “When the presenter, Shaun, met with a group of young men it made me feel concerned at how much each bloke gambled.”

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The Alliance CEO Martin Thomas warned: “Our kids are also exposed to a tsunami of gambling ads on television and through the sports broadcasts.”

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Greater Dandenong backs stronger gambling ad reform https://t.co/2GG6FD9KQz

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Greater Dandenong mayor Sophie Tan said young people were being targeted by online gambling ads, compounding the area’s heavy losses on poker machines.