Albanese forgets we're asking him to ban ads, not gambling
Nobody is asking Albo to ban gambling. Have a punt if you want. Back your team, do your multi, that's your business and no one's coming for it.
What people are asking for is a ban on the ads. The wall-to-wall betting odds every time you sit down to watch the footy with your kids. "Three ads an hour" isn't a ban; it's a negotiated settlement with an industry that spends a fortune making sure ten year olds know the odds before they know the players.
The Murphy inquiry recommended a full advertising ban, phased in over three years. That was a bipartisan committee, three years ago. What we got instead is a cap.
And the "letting adults have a punt" line is answering a question nobody asked. Cigarettes are legal. Cigarette ads aren't. Nobody calls that a nanny state; we call it common sense.
Ban the ads, not the punt. It really is that simple.