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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.
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