A study conducted by the Australian Institute of think tanks revealed that 71% of Australians surveyed agreed that gambling advertising should be banned on television.
A total of 1,003 people participated in the survey, which was conducted from 13 to 16 August 2022.
Participants were asked if they agreed with five statements addressing bans on gambling advertising, tobacco advertising, junk food advertising during children’s viewing hours, alcohol advertising, and advertising promoting fossil fuels. rice field.
When gambling survey responses were broken down by age, people over 60 had the highest number of participants who chose to “strongly agree” with a complete ban on gambling advertising, at 50% of the group.
On the other hand, people between the ages of 50 and 59 were most likely to be ‘strongly opposed’ to the ban, with 6% of the group doing so.
Two percent of those aged 40-49 and 60+ also strongly disagreed.
More women than men (40% vs. 35%) strongly agreed with the ban on gambling ads.
One Nation voters showed the highest support for the ban, with 41% of the group strongly agreeing.
However, this group had the most participants who strongly disagreed, at 14%.
Participants from Western Australia were most likely to agree to the ban, with overall agreement at 41%. This was followed by New South Wales at 35%, Queensland at 31% and Victoria at 27%.
Executive Director of the Australian Institute, Dr Richard Dennis, said the results strongly support a total ban on gambling advertising.
“The results also show that Australians are fed up with the gambling industry that saturates our airwaves with betting messages,” Dennis said.
“Majority opinion was evident in all voting intentions, both on junk food and gambling. Give these ads a punt.”
