Governments have a financial vested interest not to reform gambling laws. Here’s why

Cindy F/Unsplash, CC BY Reforming Australia’s gambling industry has been one of the most high-profile political issues of recent years. Constantly in the headlines, there are high levels of public support to bring in tougher rules, including gambling advertising bans. But the federal government has been reluctant to act. It has introduced its new gambling legislation to parliament, but the bill has been criticised as not going far enough to address the problem. There’s been a lot of speculation…