Bookmakers ad spending has soared to more than $500m since TV ban
Lucas BairdReporter
The listed sports betting sector has spent more than half a billion dollars on marketing since gambling ads on daytime and primetime television were banned in 2015.
An audit of annual reports of ASX-listed bookmakers by The Australian Financial Review found they had spent $503.7 million collectively on marketing since the ban was introduced to try to protect children from betting ads.
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