Albanese's Gambling Ad Reforms: Modest Impact, Significant Burden on Sports

Albanese's government's plans to restrict gambling advertising will reduce Australia's annual gambling spending by just $62.7m a year – or a mere 0.8% – according to a government report. The report from Anthony Albanese's Office of Impact Analysis (OIA) also revealed that podcasts, app stores and even the NRL and AFL websites will be subject to Labor's gambling reforms, which ban online wagering ads unless those platforms build an opt-out feature for adults.

While the report acknowledged that a total ad ban would have a