{"id":777003540,"date":"2023-03-21T13:20:27","date_gmt":"2023-03-21T16:20:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777003540"},"modified":"2026-04-22T23:33:54","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T02:33:54","slug":"australian-capital-territory-may-ban-sports-gambling-ads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/australian-capital-territory-may-ban-sports-gambling-ads","title":{"rendered":"Australian Capital Territory may ban sports gambling ads"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Attorney general Shane Rattenbury has confirmed he is exploring options to restrict gambling advertising.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Australia.- The Australian Capital Territory (ACT) government is proposing restrictions and possibly a complete ban on sports betting advertisements<\/strong> due to concerns about their negative impact. The state’s attorney general, Shane Rattenbury<\/strong>, has confirmed he is exploring options to restrict gambling advertising<\/strong> if the federal government fails to do so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rattenbury he was “exploring implementing a regime similar to South Australia\u2019s restrictions on gambling advertising on TV, to see if we can replicate it, or go further.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The South Australian restrictions, which were introduced in 2013, are stricter than federal rules. They ban all gambling advertising between 4pm and 7.30pm, regardless of the programme. However, Rattenbury believes any clampdown should cover television and radio to ensure ad spending does not shift from one medium to the other. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Crossbench MPs, Monique Ryan <\/strong>and Rebekha Sharkie<\/strong> have joined the list of ACT politicians calling for federal government intervention to reduce harm. In February, senator David Pocock<\/strong> called for major reforms in the regulation of gambling ads<\/a> after meeting with representatives from the Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education, the Alliance for Gambling Reform <\/strong>and the Obesity Policy Coalition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, an AFL Fan Association survey<\/a> has found that 79 per cent of fans believed gambling ads should be banned from AFL grounds <\/strong>while 76 per cent agreed that gambling ads should be banned from broadcasting (including TV and radio). Meanwhile, 67 per cent of respondents said AFL Clubs should not receive money from pokies or gambling advertising and 65 per cent said gambling on AFL matches should not be allowed at grounds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Attorney general Shane Rattenbury has confirmed he is exploring options to restrict gambling advertising.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":16622,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"The Australian Capital Territory (ACT) government is exploring options, including a complete ban, on sports betting advertisements, citing negative societal impact. Attorney General Shane Rattenbury is considering a regime similar to or stricter than South Australia's, potentially covering both television and radio. This initiative is supported by crossbench MPs and public sentiment, with calls for federal intervention to mitigate gambling harm.","focusai_entities":"Shane Rattenbury, Monique Ryan, Rebekha Sharkie, David Pocock, Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education, Alliance for Gambling Reform, Obesity Policy Coalition, AFL Fan Association","focusai_location":"Australia, Australian Capital Territory, South Australia","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (1.0), operator_casino (0.95), affiliate_publisher (0.9), marketing_crm (1.0), investor_analyst (0.9), journalist_researcher (0.95)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"ACT Ban Mechanisms?","query":"What specific legislative mechanisms would the ACT employ to implement a comprehensive gambling advertising ban, and how would this interact with existing federal broadcasting and online content regulations?"},{"label":"Operator Financial Impact?","query":"What is the projected financial impact on licensed operators' player acquisition costs and GGR within the ACT, should a comprehensive advertising ban be enacted across multiple media channels?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[16336,156],"tags":[23911],"class_list":["post-777003540","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-australasia-news","category-regulation-news","tag-gambling-regulation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777003540","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/176"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777003540"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777003540\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777003566,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777003540\/revisions\/777003566"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16622"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777003540"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777003540"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777003540"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}