This submission to the “Limiting child and youth exposure to gambling advertising in the ACT – Options for Reform” outlines the views of the Youth Coalition of the ACT (the Youth Coalition) in relation to restricting gambling advertising the ACT.
The Youth Coalition strongly supports a total ban across all platforms, including online, television (both free-to-air and paid), and radio of gambling advertising. However, we understand the limitations the ACT Government has in restricting advertising as a lot of it falls within the scope of the Federal Government. For this reason, we back Option 2 set out within the discussion paper, with several recommended enhancements. Additionally, we would urge the government to view this as a first step and explore further opportunities to tighten restrictions to safeguard our children and young people. There is no level of safe exposure to gambling advertising for young people.
