Senator Nick Xenophon slams sporting codes over gambling advertising reform - Polidicks

[quote=ABC News]Pleas from Australia's major sporting codes to prevent the Government from restricting in-match gambling advertising have been met with scorn by South Australian senator Nick Xenophon. Cabinet is poised to limit the times when gambling ads can be broadcast on both free-to-air and pay TV, the ABC has revealed, but the AFL and NRL are fighting back, arguing betting agency sponsorship, and the lucrative broadcast deals it attracts, is needed to fund investment at the grassroots. [b]"I mean really … cry me a river," Senator Xenophon said, rejecting the codes' argument. "I don't have a violin small enough to play for these sporting codes and the arguments they're spruiking.[/b] "How about they consider the impact of their greed to 'get into bed' with online betting agencies and actually consider the impact it's had on their fans — an increasing number of whom have fallen by the wayside because of gambling addiction. "The sporting codes really need to acknowledge they've become incredibly commercialised and corporatised in the last 20 years, they've become increasingly dependent on gambling revenue, and they've become quite greedy about it. "When you look at the salary packages paid to the executives of these codes, it puts into perspective their community arguments and they need to think about their fans." [b]Several weeks ago the Nick Xenophon Team (NXT) proposed a bill seeking to ban gambling ads, but it was rebuffed by the Senate Estimates committee.[/b][/quote] Read the rest of the article at [url]http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-04-20/xenophon-fights-nrl-afl-over-gambling-advertising-regulations/8459058[/url]

Sick of the ads... Xenophon is on the money here.

big fan of the xenophon team, would like to see them with more power come next election.

man, xenophon is a pretty b.a. name

[QUOTE=Nautsabes;52134476]man, xenophon is a pretty b.a. name[/QUOTE] Don't mess with him, he has acid for blood

Xenophon is the best politician in AUS by far. Wish he could be pm. Not Malcolm or bill shorten

[QUOTE=LAMB SAUCE;52135032]Xenophon is the best politician in AUS by far. Wish he could be pm. Not Malcolm or bill shorten[/QUOTE] Idk about that. I mean at least he's legit, but some of the deals he's struck with the govt have been pretty bogus Don't get me wrong I respect him but he's not infallible. His penalty rates deal was pretty bad at best. But he's done other good things so

I don't like his pokie approach but I definitely agree with him on this. Also federal ban on bonus credit/free bets would-be amazing

[QUOTE=killerteacup;52135098]Idk about that. I mean at least he's legit, but some of the deals he's struck with the govt have been pretty bogus Don't get me wrong I respect him but he's not infallible. His penalty rates deal was pretty bad at best. But he's done other good things so[/QUOTE] Nobody is infallible. Who in Australian politics is better?

As someone that works in the gambling industry. Pls. It's so bad. It destroys people are families.

[QUOTE=fruxodaily;52135455]I don't like his pokie approach but I definitely agree with him on this. Also federal ban on bonus credit/free bets would-be amazing[/QUOTE] Nah pokies can get fucked. We don't have them outside of cas here in WA thank god