Senate to consider anti-gambling push

Independent senator Nick Xenophon will introduce a private members bill on sweeping online gambling reform.

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Published 24 November 2015 6:40am

Updated 24 November 2015 7:18am

Source: AAP

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A push to ban gambling inducements, which contribute to the financial ruin of scores of Australians, will be introduced to the Senate.

Anti-gambling campaigner and independent senator Nick Xenophon will introduce a private members bill on sweeping online gambling reform on Tuesday afternoon.

He wants micro-event betting outlawed and in play betting loopholes closed.

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