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For more on this, Daniel Hurst looked into the issue yesterday. A spokesperson for the communications minister, Michelle Rowland, had said the government was firmly committed to minimising harms from online wagering".

The government continues to engage with stakeholders regarding the recommendations from the online wagering inquiry as we formulate our response.

I hope that's not the case. I hope the long consultation is because the government's actually going to do the right thing and make gambling ads history, just like we did with tobacco. We live in hope it's not too late, but the rumors are not encouraging.