{"id":777008365,"date":"2023-08-18T07:33:55","date_gmt":"2023-08-18T10:33:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777008365"},"modified":"2026-04-22T18:55:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T21:55:24","slug":"ama-and-greens-urge-university-of-sydney-to-return-gambling-funding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/ama-and-greens-urge-university-of-sydney-to-return-gambling-funding","title":{"rendered":"AMA and Greens urge University of Sydney to return gambling funding"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The university’s Centre of Excellence in Gambling Research received funding from the International Centre for Responsible Gambling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Australia.-\u00a0The Australian Medical Association (AMA) <\/strong>and the Australian Greens <\/strong>have voiced concerns over\u00a0The University of Sydney’s decision<\/a>\u00a0to accept gambling industry funding for its Centre of Excellence in Gambling Research continues to raise criticism and questioning. They say funding from the International Centre for Responsible Gambling (ICRG) could cause conflicts of interest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Steve Robson<\/strong>, president of the AMA, urged the university to reconsider the funding arrangement, citing parallels to past instances of industry-funded research influencing policy decisions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Robson told The Guardian: “As both the federal president of the Australian Medical Association and a University of Sydney alumnus, I am calling on the university leadership to reflect on the credibility that industry-funded research will have with the community and read the room.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mehreen Faruqi<\/strong>, deputy leader of the Greens, called for the university to return the funds, highlighting the perceived compromised nature of corporate-university partnerships. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Faruqi stated: “Sydney University needs to hand back the money and rule out any future partnerships with the gambling industry, which only serve to launder the industry\u2019s reputation at the expense of research integrity.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Major funders of the ICRG include MGM Resorts International, Caesars Foundation, Bally\u2019s Corporation, Sands Inc, Wynn Resorts, Boyd Gaming Corporation, DraftKings, FanDuel and poker machine company IGT. Its board of directors includes executives from US-based casino resorts. According to The Guardian, the ICRG also has support from Sportsbet and Entain. The latter operates the Ladbrokes and Neds brands in Australia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The university’s Centre of Excellence in Gambling Research received funding from the International Centre for Responsible Gambling.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":15797,"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 University of Sydney's Centre of Excellence in Gambling Research faces criticism from the Australian Medical Association and the Australian Greens for accepting funding from the International Centre for Responsible Gambling (ICRG), an entity largely supported by major gambling operators. Concerns are raised regarding potential conflicts of interest and the integrity of industry-funded research, with calls for the university to return the funds and cease such partnerships.","focusai_entities":"University of Sydney, Centre of Excellence in Gambling Research, International Centre for Responsible Gambling, Australian Medical Association, Australian Greens, Dr. Steve Robson, The Guardian, Mehreen Faruqi, MGM Resorts International, Caesars Foundation, Bally\u2019s Corporation, Sands Inc, Wynn Resorts, Boyd Gaming Corporation, DraftKings, FanDuel, IGT, Sportsbet, Entain, Ladbrokes, Neds","focusai_location":"Australia, Sydney","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (0.9), compliance_legal (0.8), operator_casino (0.9), investor_analyst (0.85), journalist_researcher (0.95)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Impact on Responsible Gambling Funding?","query":"How might this public scrutiny influence future funding models for responsible gambling research and the perceived independence of such initiatives?"},{"label":"Regulatory Response to Funding?","query":"What potential regulatory or legislative responses could emerge in Australia regarding industry-funded research, particularly concerning conflicts of interest and governance frameworks?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[16336,23876],"tags":[229],"class_list":["post-777008365","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-australasia-news","category-social-news","tag-gambling"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777008365","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=777008365"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777008365\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777008376,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777008365\/revisions\/777008376"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15797"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777008365"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777008365"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777008365"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}