NRL chair Peter V’landys widely criticised for saying sports gambling is ‘entertainment’

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Public health experts warn that major sporting codes have allowed themselves to become vehicles for the promotion and normalisation of gambling

Public health experts and recovering addicts have criticised Racing NSW chief executive and Australian Rugby League Commission chair, Peter V’landys’, comparison of sports gambling to entertainment as “disgusting” and “out of touch”.

V’landys has repeatedly dismissed criticism of an attempt to cash in a booming US gambling market by opening the 2024 season with two showcase games in the global mecca of gambling, Las Vegas.

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