The City of Greater Dandenong is working with more than 60 other councils and community groups across Australia in the Alliance for Gambling Reform. Formed in 2015, the Alliance is an independent partnership of councils, academics, activists, community organisations, and residents, which advocates for gambling reform and assists councils with local events and publicity.
Supported by Greater Dandenong Council and other local government partners, the Alliance uses social media, public demonstrations, petitions, its website, radio interviews and media releases to reach the general public, governments and political parties.
In this way, the Alliance helps raise the voice of local government and carry its concerns to State and Federal Governments.
Recently, the Alliance had focused upon advocacy for reduced opening hours for gambling venues and the establishment of a mandatory precommitment mechanism for the use of electronic gambling machines – efforts which contributed to the 2023 State Government announcement of its intention to introduce these reforms.
In its partnership with the Alliance, Council seeks further reforms, including:
- Reductions in the caps or limits to the number of EGMs permitted in communities with high rates of gambling losses and conditions of socio-economic disadvantage
- Further funding for measures to prevent and respond to gambling-related problems
- Prohibition of donations to Australian political parties or candidates by the gambling industry
- A national ban on gambling advertising
- A ban on free games and other inducements offered to players
- Strengthened efforts to prevent access to illegal gambling sites
- A national strategy to address the rise of online gambling
In collaboration with the Alliance and its local government partners, Council will continue to advocate to the State and Federal Governments for these and other reforms to ease the impact of gambling upon our community.
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