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SenateWednesday 19 August 2026

Interactive Gambling Amendment (Gambling Reform) Bill 2026, National Self-exclusion Register (Cost Recovery Levy) Amendment Bill 2026, Interactive Gambling (Cost Recovery Levy) Bill 2026

Senator CHISHOLM (Queensland—Assistant Minister for Regional Development, Assistant Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Assistant Minister for Resources and Deputy Manager of Government Business in the Senate) (18:46): Thanks, Senator Pocock, for the question. I think there are a number of key areas where this applies. The ban 15 minutes before live sport and during live play was substantial and will make a significant difference.

There's also the ban on advertising on jerseys and the ban on the naming of stadiums. Across that range of areas—live sport, jerseys and stadium-naming rights—there are three key ways where we're breaking that connection between sport.

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