On any given day you are being bombarded by gambling ads on television, radio and online.
A parliamentary committee is pushing for a full ban on advertising to protect younger generations from the dangers of gambling, but there are indications the government will stop short of that.
Today, investigative journalist and occasional Radio National Breakfast host Steve Cannane on the arguments being made by the powerful gambling industry in its lobbying against a full ban.
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Steve Cannane, ABC investigative journalist
Unfortunately all the witty repartee in the world won’t alter the fundamental logic of capital. These ghouls are bought and paid for, they profit from our misery. Why would they fix it?
If they’re lucky one, maybe two idealistically motivate policies survive a career in party politics.