About this episode

Charles Livingston joins Mark Kenny to discuss the shortcomings of the federal government's gambling reform package in light of public demand for change.

Why has the government fallen so far short of the Murphy Report's recommendations despite around 80 per cent of Australians wanting gambling ads banned? How did an under-resourced Northern Territory regulator end up overseeing a $34 billion-a-year industry? Why do inducements — not just the eye-watering ones, but the humble "here's $100, have a punt" kind — count as predatory when someone's trying to quit? Gambling researcher Charles Livingston joins Democracy Sausage to unpack the politics behind the federal government's gambling reform package. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Mark Kenny

Guest: Charles Livingston

Topics covered

• gambling reform
• government policy
• advertising regulation
• public opinion
• predatory practices

Keywords

• gambling ads
• Murphy Report
• Northern Territory
• regulation
• federal government
• reform package
• public opinion

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Democracy Sausage, The Australian National University, Murphy Report

Places: Northern Territory

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