<description>&lt;p&gt;Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has been slammed &amp;ndash; over the course of years &amp;ndash; for failing to crack down on the more than 1 million gambling ads broadcast every year on Australia's free-to-air TV and radio, not to mention the rest of our gambling industry, which has driven some families to financial ruin.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Then, finally, just over a week ago, came the prime minister&amp;rsquo;s announcement of a gambling overhaul.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Today, business reporter Kishor Napier-Raman on just how much so-called &amp;ldquo;filthy money&amp;rdquo; our government is taking away from stakeholders, and if there&amp;rsquo;s any chance these reforms might break the link between children and sports wagering.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://subscribe.smh.com.au/" rel="payment"&gt;Subscribe to The Age &amp; SMH: https://subscribe.smh.com.au/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener"&gt;omnystudio.com/listener&lt;/a&gt; for privacy information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

The Morning Edition

The Age and Sydney Morning Herald

Albanese’s gambling reform – big money versus the 'nanny state'

APR 12, 202619 MIN
The Morning Edition

Albanese’s gambling reform – big money versus the 'nanny state'

APR 12, 202619 MIN

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has been slammed – over the course of years – for failing to crack down on the more than 1 million gambling ads broadcast every year on Australia's free-to-air TV and radio, not to mention the rest of our gambling industry, which has driven some families to financial ruin.Then, finally, just over a week ago, came the prime minister’s announcement of a gambling overhaul.Today, business reporter Kishor Napier-Raman on just how much so-called “filthy money” our government is taking away from stakeholders, and if there’s any chance these reforms might break the link between children and sports wagering.Subscribe to The Age & SMH: https://subscribe.smh.com.au/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.