Betting companies flout law to tempt problem gamblers
The Albanese Government is struggling to take a trick in its battle against gambling harm.
Gambling companies are contacting addicts who sign up to the National Self-Exclusion Register the moment the exclusion period ends and encouraging them to continue betting.
The behaviour has been outlined in a new government report, which also found evidence of betting companies illegally contacting people while they are self-excluded offering special “birthday offers” and others are continuing to receive push notifications on their phones.
The offences are detailed in the Report of the Statutory Review of BetStop — the National Self-Exclusion register, tabled in Parliament.
The report emerged on Tuesday as a group of crossbenchers attacked the Albanese government for having failed to respond to more than 130 reports prepared by parliamentary committees on important policy issues, including the controversial You Win Some, You Lose More report calling for a ban on gambling advertisements during sporting broadcasts.
