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Sportsbet advertises multi bets on AFL website after pulling TV ads due to ‘community sentiment’

Media | The Guardian · Henry Belot · last updated

Ads encouraging AFL fans to ‘bet now’ do not breach any rules but gambling reform advocates say it shows industry attempts to self-regulate have failed

Gambling giant Sportsbet has splashed ads for its expanded same-game multi bets on the AFL’s website, months after pulling them from free-to-air broadcasts due to “strong community sentiment”.

The ads, which reveal Sportsbet now accepts same-game multi bets on how many possessions a player acquires during a match, encouraged people to “bet now” and surrounded the AFL homepage.

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