Albanese Bans Gambling Ads, Protects Kids

0:00It's April 2nd. From your city to your ears, this is Sydney News Today, powered by AI, I'm Corey with the story. Prime Minister Anthony Albany's laid down new rules on gambling ads this week, banning betting logos from sports jerseys in stadiums nationwide. He's also limiting TV spots from betting companies to 3 per hour between 6am and 8.30pm. Radio gets hit too, with no gambling ads during school drop-off and pickup hours. While scrapped those sneaky cross-promos blending sports commentary with live odds, plus shut down online ads and quick hit games like pocket pokies, while blocking shady offshore sites. Albany's stress to balance, grown folks can still place a punt, but kids won't face betting blasts everywhere they turn. He doesn't want the next generation seeing footy and gambling as one in the same. This ball short of a full online ad blackout pushed in a report over 1,000 days ago by the late labor MP Peter Murphy. The government's easing in, not going all in yet, expect more tweaks as these changes

1:02roll out, keeping the focus on protecting young eyes from the gamble grind.