{"id":777018994,"date":"2024-09-12T09:48:08","date_gmt":"2024-09-12T12:48:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777018994"},"modified":"2026-04-22T06:12:01","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T09:12:01","slug":"56-of-australians-support-moderate-restrictions-on-gambling-ads-survey-finds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/56-of-australians-support-moderate-restrictions-on-gambling-ads-survey-finds","title":{"rendered":"56% of Australians support moderate restrictions on gambling ads, survey finds"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The survey found that only 37 per cent of respondents\u00a0support a total ban.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Australia.- A survey conducted by Freshwater Strategy has found that 56 per cent of respondents are in favour of moderate restrictions on gambling ads in Australia while only 37 per cent support a total ban. The research found that 37 per cent of Australians prioritise reducing children’s exposure to and 26 per cent prioritise vulnerable populations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Conducted between August 30 and September 1, the survey involved 1550 participants from across Australia, who were part of an online panel. A previous poll had found that 70 per cent of respondents were in favour of measures to restrict the number of gambling ads on TV.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Social Policy and Legal Affairs led by\u00a0Labor MP Peta Murphy has recommended a total ban on gambling ads, a call that has been echoed in an open letter signed by prominent Australians. Prime minister Anthony Albanese has said the government has not yet made a decision<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

See also: <\/strong>Think tank proposes 2% levy on Australian gambling revenue<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Study finds Australia still has highest gambling losses in the world<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, a report by the Grattan Institute has concluded that Australia has the highest gambling losses in the world. Entitled A better bet: How Australia should prevent gambling harm, the report finds that the average Australian adult loses AU$1,635 (US$1,099.5) a year. That compares to US$543.65 in the US and US$392.10 in New Zealand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The report focuses on gambling machines and betting, which account for three-quarters of gambling losses. About 1.2 million Australians use machines and 1.6 million place a bet in a typical month. The report recommends banning all gambling advertising and inducements and reducing the number of machines over time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The survey found that only 37 per cent of respondents\u00a0support a total ban.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":14605,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"A recent survey in Australia indicates that while a total ban on gambling advertising is supported by 37% of respondents, 56% favor moderate restrictions. This public sentiment emerges amidst recommendations for a total ban by a parliamentary committee and a report highlighting Australia's leading global position in per-adult gambling losses, underscoring significant regulatory pressure on the iGaming sector.","focusai_entities":"Freshwater Strategy, House of Representatives Standing Committee on Social Policy and Legal Affairs, Peta Murphy, Anthony Albanese, Grattan Institute","focusai_location":"Australia, US, New Zealand","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (0.95), operator_casino (1.0), affiliate_publisher (1.0), marketing_crm (1.0), investor_analyst (0.9), supplier_vendor (0.75), journalist_researcher (0.95)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Impact on GGR?","query":"What is the projected impact on Australian iGaming GGR and NGR for B2C operators if a total ban on advertising and inducements is implemented, considering the current player acquisition costs?"},{"label":"Regulatory Timeline?","query":"Given the public sentiment and parliamentary recommendations, what is the anticipated timeline for the Australian government to finalize and implement new regulatory frameworks concerning gambling advertising and harm minimization?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[16336,157],"tags":[23911,233],"class_list":["post-777018994","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-australasia-news","category-business-news","tag-gambling-regulation","tag-sports-betting"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777018994","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=777018994"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777018994\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777019012,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777018994\/revisions\/777019012"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14605"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777018994"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777018994"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777018994"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}