Senate debates
Thursday, 7 February 2013
Committees
Gambling Reform Committee; Reference
12:08 pm
Nick Xenophon (SA, Independent) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source
I move general business notice of motion No. 1113, as amended, in the terms circulated in the chamber:
That the following matter be referred to the Joint Select Committee on Gambling Reform for inquiry and report by 16 May 2013:
The advertising and promotion of gambling services in sport, including:
(a) in-ground and broadcast advertising;
(b) the role of sponsorship alongside traditional forms of advertising;
(c) in-game promotion and the integration of gambling into commentary and coverage;
(d) exposure to, and influence on, children;
(e) contribution to the prevalence of problem gambling, and mechanisms to reduce that prevalence;
(f) effect on the integrity of, and public attitudes to, sport;
(g) the importance of spot betting and its potential effect on the integrity of sporting codes;
(h) the effect of inducements to gamble as a form of promotion of gambling services, and their impact on problem gambling; and
(i) any related matters.
Question agreed to.