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How the push to end tobacco advertising in the 1970s could be used to curb gambling ads today

  • Written by Carolyn Holbrook, Senior Lecturer in History, Deakin University
How the push to end tobacco advertising in the 1970s could be used to curb gambling ads todayJulian Smith/AAP

If you think you are seeing a lot more gambling ads on television and online platforms, you are not imagining it. They are so common that high-profile AFL players have refused to participate in sponsored gambling.

Online gambling companies are ploughing huge amounts of money into advertising, and for good reason. The ads work....

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