当NRL计划在拉斯维加斯举办游戏并扩大到巴布亚新几内亚时, NRL会因其与赌博的关系而面临批评。 NRL faces criticism over its ties to gambling, as it plans to host games in Las Vegas and expand into Papua New Guinea.

全国橄榄球联盟(NRL)计划在拉斯维加斯主办首轮开幕式, The National Rugby League (NRL) plans to host its opening round in Las Vegas, highlighting the sport's reliance on gambling revenue. 批评者认为,这一联系,加上NRL和AFL反对赌博改革,造成澳大利亚每年310亿美元的赌博损失。 Critics argue that this connection, along with the NRL and AFL's opposition to gambling reforms, contributes to Australia's $31 billion annual gambling losses. NRL在纳税人资助下向巴布亚新几内亚扩张也颇具争议, The NRL's taxpayer-funded expansion into Papua New Guinea is also controversial, as it may export gambling's negative impacts. 尽管公众支持禁止赌博广告, 批评者仍指责Peter V'landys及既得利益对政府改革无动于衷。 Despite public support for gambling ad bans, critics blame the influence of Peter V'landys and vested interests for the government's inaction on reform.