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2 Dec 2024

Saturday, 30th Nov, 2024: Mark Kempster, Anti-Gambling advocate, The Alliance for Gambling Reform

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Nevena and Macca are joined live-on air by Mark Kempster.

Mark is a a recovering gambling addict who lost 100k over a 10 year period throughout his 20’s and early 30’s.

Mark now does a lot of advocacy work for The Alliance for Gambling Reform as a lived experience advocate in their Voices Program.

Mark gave evidence at the Parliamentary Inquiry into Online Gambling Harm that Peta Murphy chaired and has been advocating extremely strongly for the much need changes to advertising laws we need around gambling in this country.

Gambling apps nearly ruined Mark’s life.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/sep/12/gambling-apps-nearly-ruined-my-life-and-labor-has-chosen-self-interest-over-protecting-the-vulnerable?CMP=share_btn_url

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/nov/28/communications-ministers-office-admits-gambling-ad-reform-taking-longer-than-hoped?utm_term=6747c09bca4aa4af6fa9930e2454f5ba&utm_campaign=GuardianTodayAUS&utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&CMP=GTAU_email

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