Suicide Prevention Australia demands stricter federal controls of online gambling

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Suicide Prevention Australia demands stricter federal controls of online gambling
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Suicide Prevention Australia has submitted its response to the review of online gambling to Canberra's Senate Standing Committee. The committee has proposed an outright ban on credit card transactions across all online casinos. Suicide Prevention wants the government to enforce stricter requirements and customer protections on online betting.

Suicide Prevention Australia demands stricter federal controls of online gambling. They want all online betting companies to conduct customer financial risk assessments and a ban on all gambling advertisements. The overhaul of data privacy regulation should also be implemented. The recommendations follow the Commonwealth review of the online gaming industry. It was concluded that the government should take a more active role in how the sector is governed. Suicide Prevention's biggest concern is about betting firms sharing client data amongst each other.

Suicide Prevention Australia demands stricter federal controls of online gambling. They want all online betting companies to conduct customer financial risk assessments and ban all gambling advertisements.