Gambling is a critical but ignored cost-of-living pressure for families. This report examines what has happened to expenditure on gambling during Australia’s cost-of-living crisis. It finds that gambling losses are a bigger drain on household budgets than the cost of electricity and gas. It calls for all 31 recommendations of the parliamentary report into online...

This analysis of online gambling laws across the world finds that Australia has one of the weakest regulatory regimes on the planet, as many countries across Europe and Asia move to reduce gambling harm.