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| Subject: Cunt of an OZschwitz Gillard moves to ban live odds, restrict gambling ads during games Mon May 27, 2013 2:40 am | |
| The Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, has defended the government's intervention in gambling advertising during live sports broadcasts, declaring it has balanced community concerns with the economic needs of broadcasters.
Ms Gillard formally announced the government's demand that TV and radio networks ban the promotion of live odds and restrict gambling advertisements during sporting matches in a press conference at Kirribilli on Sunday afternoon.
Soon afterwards the Australian television industry announced that it had agreed to the demands.
Younger Australians in particular should continue to talk about which is the best football team … not which team is at the shortest odds to win a game
"From the moment the players step onto the field from the moment they leave the field there will be no live odds," Ms Gillard said.
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/political-news/gillard-moves-to-ban-live-odds-restrict-gambling-ads-during-games-20130526-2n4tc.html#ixzz2UTMsOHi4
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