{"id":777008615,"date":"2023-08-28T08:45:56","date_gmt":"2023-08-28T11:45:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777008615"},"modified":"2026-04-22T18:39:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T21:39:02","slug":"gambling-ad-ban-could-harm-australian-greyhound-racing-industry-warns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/gambling-ad-ban-could-harm-australian-greyhound-racing-industry-warns","title":{"rendered":"Gambling ad ban could harm Australian greyhound racing, industry warns"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Greyhound Racing NSW has warned of a AU$90m (US$57.87m) loss if the ad ban proposed by a federal inquiry is implemented.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Australia.- Greyhound Racing NSW CEO Robert Macaulay has warned that the proposed phased prohibition on gambling ads in Australia<\/a>\u00a0could lead to a 40 per cent (AU$20m<\/strong><\/strong>) decline in revenue <\/strong>for the Australian greyhound racing sector. He said the ban “would have very significant negative impacts on wagering revenues, thus taxes, thus income to the racing codes.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In an email to members, Macaulay said the losses would equate to two-thirds of annual prize money designated for sports in New South Wales (NSW).\u00a0He said the shortfall could negatively impact welfare programmes, safety measures and rehoming initiatives<\/strong> and result in a loss of AU$90m (US$57.87m) a year across all forms of racing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He urged members to contact federal ministers in charge of sports, communications and social services. o oppose the recommendations for a ban. Current restrictions prevent gambling ads from being aired within five minutes of the commencement or conclusion of sporting events, with certain exceptions for long-form events after 8.30pm. However, an inquiry found an exponential increase in advertising outside of the restricted times, which it says has contributed to a public perception of saturation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

See also:<\/strong> Australia: anti-gambling campaigner pushes for total ad ban<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Greyhound Racing NSW has warned of a AU$90m (US$57.87m) loss if the ad ban proposed by a federal inquiry is implemented.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":777003546,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Greyhound Racing NSW warns of a potential AU$90m (US$57.87m) annual loss across all racing codes if a proposed federal gambling advertising ban is implemented. This prohibition could lead to a 40% decline in greyhound racing revenue, impacting prize money, welfare programs, and state tax contributions. The CEO urges stakeholders to oppose the recommendations, citing public perception of ad saturation as a key driver for the proposed ban.","focusai_entities":"Greyhound Racing NSW, Robert Macaulay","focusai_location":"Australia, New South Wales","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.95), regulator (0.98), compliance_legal (0.9), operator_casino (0.85), affiliate_publisher (0.9), marketing_crm (0.95), investor_analyst (0.95), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Mitigation Strategies?","query":"What specific mitigation strategies are Greyhound Racing NSW and other affected racing codes exploring to offset the projected AU$90m revenue shortfall, beyond lobbying efforts?"},{"label":"Broader Industry Impact?","query":"How might a federal gambling advertising ban, driven by public perception of saturation, influence regulatory frameworks and marketing compliance for other iGaming verticals and B2C operators in Australia?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[16336,157],"tags":[23911],"class_list":["post-777008615","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-australasia-news","category-business-news","tag-gambling-regulation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777008615","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=777008615"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777008615\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777008646,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777008615\/revisions\/777008646"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/777003546"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777008615"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777008615"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777008615"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}