Victorian Labor minister says it would be ‘disgraceful’ if Albanese government doesn’t enact total gambling ad ban

Victoria’s gaming minister Melissa Horne joins growing push within the party to beef up a proposed partial ban on gambling advertising

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The Victorian gaming minister has warned the Albanese government it would be “nothing short of disgraceful” if it doesn’t ban all gambling ads, joining a growing push within Labor to beef up a proposed partial ban.

Melissa Horne called on federal Labor to “adopt each and every” recommendation of the bipartisan inquiry conducted by the late MP Peta Murphy, ramping up pressure ahead of a delegation of backbench MPs meeting Anthony Albanese to push for a total ban.