Explore our plan
- National Gambling Regulator
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Australia’s patchwork of gambling regulations allows the industry to exploit loopholes, evade accountability, and harm communities.
A National Gambling Regulator will provide consistent oversight, enforce strong harm-reduction measures, and ensure that gambling companies are held accountable.
The Greens' plan:
- Reduce gambling harm by establishing a national regulator to oversee licensing, compliance, and harm-reduction efforts.
- Ensure accountability by empowering the regulator with enforcement powers and significant penalties for breaches.
- Prevent exploitation by addressing regulatory inconsistencies and creating a unified approach to gambling laws.
- Protect communities by tasking the regulator with monitoring online gambling and deterring illegal activities.
- Implement recommendations of the Gambling Harm Inquiry
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The 2023 Gambling Harm Inquiry outlined expert-driven strategies to address the devastating impact of gambling on individuals, families, and communities.
Implementing these recommendations will create a safer, fairer gambling environment and support those experiencing harm.
The Greens' plan:
- Reduce gambling harm by developing a comprehensive national strategy for online gambling in collaboration with states and territories.
- Increase public awareness by funding a national education campaign on gambling harm.
- Advance research by resourcing the Australian Gambling Research Centre to study the causes and effects of gambling harm.
- Protect individuals by requiring and collecting de-identified customer data for regulatory oversight and research.
- Support recovery by improving nationwide prevention, early intervention, treatment, and rehabilitation programs.
- Eliminate exposure by working with the government to ban gambling advertising across all platforms.