Down the Drain
Chris Downes
28 July 2025
The Australian Medical Association called for the government and social media companies to restrict online content produced by influencers that allegedly glamourised poker machines. The move came after a Victorian Government report in July revealed that the annual social cost of gambling had doubled over a decade to $14.1 billion.
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