Regulation of Gambling

Q. For each of the following forms of gambling, which do you think need more or less regulation?

	Needs more regulation	Needs less regulation	Current regulation is about right	Don’t know
Online gambling in general	68%	4%	16%	12%
Poker machines	62%	5%	24%	9%
Casinos	53%	4%	32%	11%
Betting on sport e.g. football, cricket	46%	4%	36%	14%
Betting on horse racing	37%	4%	47%	13%
Lotto	20%	4%	65%	11%

About two thirds of respondents think there should be more regulation of online gambling (68%) and poker machines (62%). 53% think that casinos need more regulation.

Differences by voting intention were –

• Liberal/National voters were less likely to favour more regulation of casinos (47%) and poker machines (55%)
• More regulation of poker machines was more strongly favoured by Greens (74%) and Labor (65%) voters.