Australian gambling losses total $25 billion each year, with online spending surpassing every other country. Most Australian adults are now placing their bets using a computer or a smartphonethe casino is in everyone's pocket.

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St Vincent de Paul Society's Tasmanian members, who volunteer at the community's frontlines, are well acquainted with the impacts of problem gambling - broken families, kids left hungry, households struggling to pay rent or mortgages, with homelessness a real threat.

Over the past year, the Society in Tasmania has recorded a 40 per cent rise in the number of calls for assistance, the highest increase in Australia.

In 2022, the Australian Institute of Family Studies found that 68 per cent of online gamblers who regularly bet online on sports/races were at risk of gambling harm, with younger age groups (18-34 years) at the highest risk.

For 12 months, the Alliance for Gambling Reform has been pushing for a response from the Government and the........

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