CANBERRA, Mar 27 (NNN-AAP) – Almost 40 percent of Australian adults gamble every week, a government report found.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS), an agency within the Department of Social Service, today, published a survey of 1,765 people on gambling participation and community harm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It found that 38 percent of the adult population gambled at least weekly, while three-quarters gambled at least once in the last 12 months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Almost half of the people who gambled in the last 12 months were classified as being at risk of harm from wagering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Despite the high rate of participation in gambling, the survey revealed that, more than half the population supports a blanket ban on wagering advertising across all platforms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
One-third of people increased their betting after exposure to gambling advertising, with those aged 18-34 most susceptible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rebecca Jenkinson, executive manager of the Australian Gambling Research Centre, said, the findings demonstrate the harm exposure to gambling advertising can cause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“We know the harms that gambling causes, at an individual, family and societal level, including impacts on finances, relationships, and health and wellbeing,” she said in a media release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“This research shows that exposure to wagering advertising is leading to riskier betting behaviour and escalating the likelihood of experiencing gambling harms.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Australians lost approximately 25 billion Australian dollars (16.6 billion U.S. dollars) on gambling, in the financial year 2018-19, representing the largest per capita loss in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Today’s report comes, as top sports leagues face a reckoning over their gambling sponsorship deals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Commenting on the release of the AIFS report, Social Services Minister, Amanda Rishworth, said, the findings would inform the government’s response going forward.– NNN-AAP <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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