Inducements are at the centre of the government’s long-awaited gambling reform. What actually are they?

The prolonged, contentious gambling reform process in Australia is set for some movement at last. The Interactive Gambling Amendment (Gambling Reform) Bill 2026 is being negotiated by the federal Labor government and Coalition opposition for re-presentation to parliament. One of the main issues concerns inducements – the practice of betting companies offering special deals or gifts designed to keep people gambling. These feature prominently in the so-called Murphy report, which more than three…