Gambling

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Politics & Society

The Facebook trick online gambling is using to target Australians

New research has found some overseas online casinos are illegally targeting Australians using Facebook ads – and it’s a big problem

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Health & Medicine

The very real pain of not knowing

New research suggests we might choose to endure physical pain over the ‘pain of not knowing’ when it comes to finding out useless information faster

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Health & Medicine

Our love of sport is now a gateway to gambling

The multi-million dollar fine on a betting company should spur us to finally disentangle gambling from our beloved sports

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Arts & Culture

Footy is back but times have changed

Gambling is now a part of modern football in Australia, but the COVID-19 pause in footy boosterism has given fans a chance to question their relationship with the AFL

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Politics & Society

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Podcast

Does Australia have a gambling problem?

Australia is the world’s most prolific gambling nation

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Politics & Society

We’re the world’s biggest losers, but odds are we’ll still punt this Cup Day

Horse racing in Australia is an unstoppable industry - but more could be done to stop problem gambling

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Business & Economics

For the love of the punt

While we may be a nation of gamblers, how many of us are problem gamblers? And how much harm does it cause? The HILDA Survey is on the way to telling us.

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