澳洲政府推迟禁止赌博广告, 使危机更加恶化, Australia's government delays banning gambling ads, worsening a crisis fueled by rampant online betting ads targeting vulnerable groups.

澳大利亚面临日益恶化的赌博危机,由于激烈的网上赌博广告,导致人均损失居世界前列。 Australia faces a worsening gambling crisis, leading the world in per capita losses due to aggressive online betting ads. 尽管已故议员Peta Murphy(Peta Murphy)在议会进行了2023年的调查, 警告广泛伤害, 特别是青少年, 阿尔巴尼政府将禁止所有赌博广告的禁令推迟两年。 Despite a 2023 parliamentary inquiry by late MP Peta Murphy warning of widespread harm—especially to youth—the Albanese government has delayed implementing a ban on all gambling advertising for two years. 据估计,每年有100万个广告在运作,使体育和媒体饱和,使赌注正常化,并以弱势人口为对象。 An estimated one million ads run annually, saturating sports and media, normalizing betting and targeting vulnerable populations. 批评者说,虽然一些劳工议员和温和自由党支持举行跨党派自由投票,限制广告,而不禁止赌博本身,但政治不作为仍在继续,使一个从损失中获利和利用心理脆弱性的行业能够受益。 While some Labor MPs and moderate Liberals support a cross-party free vote to restrict ads—without banning gambling itself—political inaction continues, critics say, enabling an industry that profits from loss and exploits psychological vulnerabilities.