Opt-Out for Gambling Ads Close as Parties Reach Deal • The Western Weekender

Want to block gambling ads? Soon, this is how you will do it

The government is moving to make opting out of gambling ads online as easy as paying a bill. Here is what we know about how it might work.

Opt-out for gambling ads close as parties reach deal • The Western Weekender

Australians will soon have options to avoid gambling advertising as Labor and the Coalition agree to pass contentious reforms. Labor formally agreed to the gambling reform deal in a caucus meeting on Tuesday, with the Coalition following suit soon after. Under the proposed changes, Australians would have access to a one-stop shop allowing them to opt out of online betting ads, put limits on commissions for betting agents and restrict incentives …

Government to introduce opt-out system for online gambling ads

The Albanese government will introduce an opt-out register for those who want to avoid all online gambling advertising, with a new tax on wagering companies to fund it. The Wagering Advertising Opt-out Register will “provide a single mechanism through which individuals may opt out of receiving wagering advertising from online content service providers”. It comes after concerns were raised during the recent Senate inquiry that problem gamblers wo…

People will soon be able to opt out of all gambling advertising

Communications Minister Anika Wells has introduced legislation that would force the gambling industry to pay for a new opt-out register.