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Betting companies set to defend inducement practices
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Gambling executives are denying any wrongdoing for children being exposed to betting advertising, shifting responsibility to parents and other platforms.
(Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)The inquiry heard another example of a betting agency targeting a 24-year-old who received life counselling and a $100 inducement in the same message from a betting account manager.
(Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)Tabcorp executive Julian Whealing told the inquiry the agency tried not to accept money from criminals.
(Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)Senator Pocock said evidence from the inquiry reinforced a recommendation from a 2023 report to get rid of all gambling ads.
Senator Hanson-Young said she could not support the bill in its current form and would work on an alternative policy for a full ban on gambling advertising.