CANBERRA, ACT, April 2 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release:
The Albanese Government is taking strong action to protect Australians, particularly children and young people, from the harms of gambling.
New reforms include restrictions on gambling advertising and a crackdown on dodgy operators to protect vulnerable Australians.
The reforms will minimise children's exposure to gambling harm by stopping the deluge of advertisements through:
* Restricting gambling advertising on broadcast television to no more than three ads each hour between 6am and 8.30pm, with a complete ban during live sport broadcasts within those hours* Banning gambling ads on the radio during school drop off and pick up times (8am to 9...