Education, not restriction, is key to reducing harm from offshore gambling
- Written by Sally Gainsbury, Deputy Director, Gambling Treatment and Research Clinic, Senior Lecturer, School of Psychology, University of Sydney
Large proportions of regular internet gamblers use offshore sites.Shutterstock
Australian internet gambling policies have been refined and prohibitions on illegal gambling sites clarified in recent years.
Despite this, offshore gambling sites are as popular as ever with Australians. Estimates of offshore wagering in Australia range from A$63.9 to...
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